{"product_id":"why-smart-people-make-big-money-mistakes-and-how-to-correct-them-lessons-from-the-life-changing-science-of-behavioral-economics-9781439163368","title":"Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes... and How to Correct Them: Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eProtect and grow your finances with help from this definitive and practical guide to behavioral economics--revised and updated to reflect new economic realities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their fascinating investigation of the ways we handle money, Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich reveal the psychological forces--the patterns of thinking and decision making--behind seemingly irrational behavior. They explain why so many otherwise savvy people make foolish financial choices: why investors are too quick to sell winning stocks and too slow to sell losing shares, why home sellers leave money on the table and home buyers don't get the biggest bang for their buck, why borrowers pay too much credit card interest and savers can't sock away as much as they'd like, and why so many of us can't control our spending. Focusing on the decisions we make every day, Belsky and Gilovich provide invaluable guidance for avoiding the financial faux pas that can cost thousands of dollars each year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with fresh insight; practical advice; and lively, illustrative anecdotes, this book gives you the tools you need to harness the powerful science of behavioral economics in any financial environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Belsky \u003c\/b\u003eis editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eESPN The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, where he has worked since 1998. The author of several books, he lectures frequently on the psychology of decision-making to business and consumer groups around the world. From 1994 through 1998, Belsky was a regular commentator on CNN's \u003ci\u003eYour Money \u003c\/i\u003eand a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossfire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e; he continues to appear on local and national radio and TV, commenting on sports, economics, business and personal finance. A St. Louis native, Belsky graduated from the University of Missouri in that city in 1983 with a BA in speech communication and political science. Before joining \u003ci\u003eESPN\u003c\/i\u003e he was a writer at \u003ci\u003eMoney\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a reporter for \u003ci\u003eCrain's New York Busines\u003c\/i\u003es and the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1990, Belsky won the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, administered by The Anderson School at UCLA. Belsky, who lives in Manhattan, serves on the board of directors of Urban Pathways, one of New York City's largest providers of services to the homeless and mentally ill; as well as the New York Neo-Futurists, an East Village theater company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Gilovich is a professor of psychology at Cornell University and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisest One in the Room \u003c\/i\u003e(with Lee Ross)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow We Know What Isn't So\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Social Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ithaca, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669577568530,"sku":"9781439163368","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d621ecb-a479-4415-ab93-6103c4df502b.jpg?v=1733761849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-smart-people-make-big-money-mistakes-and-how-to-correct-them-lessons-from-the-life-changing-science-of-behavioral-economics-9781439163368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}