List: Improve Your Financial Decision Making | Curated by Ben Le Fort

Nov 8, 2023
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Improve Your Financial Decision MakingResearch and insights into the psychology of managing money
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The Startup
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Focus on Your Savings Rate, Not Your Investment ReturnsThen focus on what you actually can control to boost returns
Nov 6, 2023
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Nov 6, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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You Feel Stressed about Money Because You’re Focused on the Wrong PrioritiesMost people act like attention is an infinite resource, and it’s costing them big time
Aug 24, 2023
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Aug 24, 2023
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The Startup
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The Best Investment You Can Make, According to Warren BuffettHow diversifying my income increased my financial flexibility and helped me pursue my passion
Aug 19, 2023
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Aug 19, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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What This Mark Cuban Shark Tank Tactic Can Teach You About Making Important Money DecisionsBig emotions + snap decisions = financial disasters
Jul 4, 2023
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Jul 4, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Embracing the Unknown: Conquer the Ambiguity Effect for Financial SuccessHere’s why you play it too safe with money
Aug 3, 2023
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Aug 3, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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How Confirmation Bias Can Sabotage Your MoneyPlus three tips to overcome confirmation bias
Aug 1, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Is ‘Cash Is Trash’ Good Advice for You to Follow?Even for high-income households, not all cash is trash
Jun 13, 2023
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Jun 13, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Willpower Is a Myth That Harms Your Health and WealthPractical tips to avoid impulsive decisions
Jun 8, 2023
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Jun 8, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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How Good Storytellers Manipulate and Mislead in Personal FinanceThe Dark Side of the Power of Story Telling
Jun 6, 2023
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Jun 6, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Defeating Hindsight Bias: Keys to Smarter InvestingHow hindsight bias tricks you into thinking, “you knew it all along”
Jun 1, 2023
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Jun 1, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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What the George Forman Grill and Canadian Weed Stocks Have in CommonHow the Bandwagon Effect impacts your money
May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Escaping the Gambler’s Fallacy: Mastering Numeracy for Financial SuccessWhat goes up must come down? A myth that hurts investors
May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Your Money Or Your Life?How the “framing effect” impacts our financial decisions
May 11, 2023
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May 11, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Are Emergency Funds a Bad Idea?Here’s what the research says about using “mental accounting” to manage money
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Here’s Why Most Money Goals Are Doomed to FailHow to create financial goals based on your personality
Apr 20, 2023
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Apr 20, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Here’s Why You Struggle to Predict What Will Make You HappyWill a big house or a prestigious job title bring lasting happiness?
Apr 18, 2023
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Apr 18, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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How to Avoid Financial Procrastination and Impulse BuysShould you do it now or later?
Apr 11, 2023
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Apr 11, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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How Your Attachment to Possessions Hurts Your FinancesExplaining The Endowment Effect
Apr 6, 2023
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Apr 6, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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Ben Le Fort
Use This Simple Trick to Crush Your Savings GoalsResearchers discover a new way to “nudge” people to save more money
Mar 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023
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Making of a Millionaire
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People with This Type of Goal save the Most MoneyHow goal setting, personality traits, and psychology impact savings rates
Mar 23, 2023
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Mar 23, 2023
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