The psychology of stock market investors

Why people invest the way they do

How personality affects investment success

How the market’s history affects today

How gender affects investment

What really drives the stock market

The effect of analysts and the media

Beyond the myth of the "efficient market"

Use psychology to profit in any market

Gain insight beyond what most "experts" know

The sound psychological principles that govern stock market behavior

How to "read" a market and act accordingly


Understanding Wall Street means understanding the people that make it work. Forget what you hear on the evening news. Getting Psyched for Wall Street provides a fresh look at the market. You’ll have an edge over those investors who simply believe the noise and nonsense of analysts and the media. You’ll understand the real motivators that move markets.

Dr. Bernard Murstein takes readers on a journey through the history of the stock market and into the minds of the people who drive it today. As a psychologist, he brings fresh insight to the way that the market works and why we invest the way we do. He shows why understanding your financial personality is an essential part of becoming a successful investor. Getting Psyched for Wall Street provides the insight needed for investing profitably in today’s markets.

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