The Psychology of Money - by Morgan Housel

About the Book

Over 8 million copies sold around the world. The original book from Morgan Housel, the New York Times bestselling author of Same As Ever.

Book Synopsis

Over 8 million copies sold around the world. The original book from Morgan Housel, the New York Times bestselling author of Same As Ever.

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.

In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics.

Review Quotes

"Housel's observations often hit the daily double: they say things that haven't been said before, and they make sense." --Howard Marks, Director and CoChairman, Oaktree Capital & Author, The Most Important Thing and Mastering the Market Cycle

"Morgan Housel is one of the brightest new lights among financial writers. He is accessible to everyone wanting to learn more about the psychology of money. I highly recommend this book." --James P. O'Shaughnessy, Author, What Works on Wall Street

"The Psychology of Money is bursting with interesting ideas and practical takeaways. Quite simply, it is essential reading for anyone interested in being better with money. Everyone should own a copy." --James Clear, Author, millioncopy bestseller Atomic Habits

"Few people write about finance with the graceful clarity of Morgan Housel. The Psychology of Money is an essential read for anyone who wants to make wiser decisions or live a richer life." --Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of WHEN, TO SELL IS HUMAN, and DRIVE

"Morgan Housel is that rare writer who can translate complex concepts into gripping, easy-to-digest narrative. The Psychology of Money is a fast-paced, engaging read that will leave you with both the knowledge to understand why we make bad financial decisions and the tools to make better ones." --Annie Duke, Author, Thinking in Bets

"Morgan Housel's new book clarifies - with razor sharp and accessible insight - that building wealth is a mindset problem, not an investment problem. This is the first book any investor should read; in conjunction with a good index fund, becoming wealthy lies within everyone's grasp." --Tim Hale, Managing Director at Albion Strategic Consulting and author of Smarter Investing: Simpler Decisions for Better Results

"It's one of the best and most original finance books in years." --Jason Zweig

About the Author

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.