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Mind Over Money

by Kevin Cook

The psychology of investing has become such an important area of research that major hedge funds are building trading strategies around human behavioral patterns. In Mind Over Money, Kevin Cook explores the crossroads where markets and brains collide, delving into the two sciences – neuroscience and behavioral finance – that show why investors are often highly irrational when faced with economic decisions, uncertainty, and risk.

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  1. Bitcoin Legacy: Securing Your Block of Generational Wealth

    Revolutionary digital asset has unique steps for making sure it blesses your heirs (0:30) - The Journey of Bitcoin: In Search of Scarcity (9:15) - Trey Sellers Teaches "Bitcoin for Bankers" (21:00) - No Dumb Questions: Finite Supply, Self-Custody, Cold Storage (25:25) - Unchained Services for...

  2. ETF Math: Risk/Reward Tools with Direxion's Ed Egilinsky

    Leveraged ETFs offer flexibility and opportunity, but there is a smart way to use them that begins with education (0:30) - Probability Training is the Antidote to Behavioral Bias (9:45) - Direxion ETFs: You Can Learn A Lot Just By Playing the Game (13:30) - Leverage: Rewards and Risks That Every...

  3. The Quantum Sandbox: How AI + QC Changes Everything

    SandboxAQ is a unique private research firm spun-out of Google that specializes in synthesizing AI and Quantum Computing (1:00) - AI and the Quantum Computing Frontier (5:25) - NVIDIA GTC Quantum Day--Showdown at the QC Corral! (9:00) - What Is the 3rd Quantum Revolution? (12:20) - Google Willow,...

  4. FinTech Insights From the Experts: FT Partners' Steve McLaughlin

    Exuberance for Bitcoin, BNPL, and daytrading saw valuations soar in 2021 and now it's time to sift the wreckage (0:30) - Rise Of FinTech: FT Partners Maps the Money Flow (7:40) - Where Are the FinTech IPOs? (14:20) - How Do Private Companies Navigate A Down Round? (20:10) - What Are VC Investors...

  5. Crash of the iBuyers: Housing Markets Feel the Hangover

    The so-called "instant" home buyers added good liquidity and fast options that will be missed by some (1:00) - iBuyer Impact On the Housing Market (8:00) - Are the iBuyers Over and Done? (11:35) - Home Builder Trends for Investors (23:50) - Impact of Rising Interest Rates on New Buyers/Investors?...

  6. The College Investor: Road Maps To Flipping Debt Into Wealth Plans

    Robert Farrington has been on a mission for over a decade to turn Millennials into Millionaires (1:30) - Robert Farrington: The Millennial Money Expert (5:10) - Learning To Invest at a Young Age: Where Should You Start? (9:45) - How Much Do You Need To Save Per Year To Reach a Million Dollars?...

  7. Advice for Gen Z & Millennial Investors On Bear Markets in Stocks & Crypto

    I wish I knew a tenth of what Zechariah knows about investing when I was in my 20s (1:30) - How Financial Advisors Guide Investors for Long-Term Planning (8:25) - What Can Crypto Bear Markets Teach Gen Z About the Stock Market? (12:00) - Zechariah Schaefer's Approach to Financial Planning (20:15)…

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  8. Crypto and Blockchain Get a Gut Check on Risk and Stability

    Risk management is not a science and still fully subject to the whims of human emotion and the madness of crowds (2:00) - Collapse Of TerraUSD & Luna: A Threat To the Blockchain? (17:30) - Staking and Yield Farming: FinTech and DeFi Innovations (23:40) - The Wild Wild West of Crypto: Whence…

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  9. Get Your Money Game in Top Shape with Mark Harvey, the MoneyPlan Coach

    In the jungle of personal finance advice, the best offense is a great set of tools that clarify and inspire action (1:00) - Against the Gods: Probability 101 (8:30) - 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make with Their Finances (15:15) - The Inspiration Behind The Harvest Plan (25:30) - Power of a...

  10. Value Stocks vs. Ridiculously Over-Valued Stocks

    Mind Over Money welcomes back portfolio manager Nathan Miller of Emles Advisors to get our investing battle plans locked and loaded (1:00) - Getting Short Ridiculously Overvalued Companies (7:20) - The Economic Cycle: Where Are We Currently At? (13:45) - Emles Alpha Opportunities ETF (EOPS): Top...

  11. Finding Value in a Sea of Bubbles: Stocks to Win When the Cloud Bursts

    Before Tech Bubble 2.0 pops, investors have a great place to grow besides cash (1:25) - How Avoiding Technology Stocks Built a Strong Value Model (6:35) - Imagine Buying RH at $25 and Still Seeing Growth Ahead (14:00) - What's Driving Signet Jewelers Shares? (17:15) - How Brick and Mortar Thrives...

  12. ESG Investing and Global Poverty: How Can We Help?

    Climate science suggests that economic conditions for world's poorest countries will implode (1:00) - Haiti's Struggle for Stability and Economic Progress (11:30) - Development Challenges: Bangladesh in Focus (23:40) - Can ESG Investing Preserve the Planet? (33:30) - Attracting Direct Investors…

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  13. EV Trucks: Will They Fly?

    While I believe the F-150 Lightning is a game-changer, there are skeptics about America's readiness for quiet, efficient workhorses (1:00) - How Disruptive are Electric Vehicles? (8:45) - Can the Ford F-150 Lighting Outsell the Tesla Cybertruck? (20:00) - Who Will Be The Top EV Truck Competitors?...

  14. Flight Plan for Trading: Market Lessons from My Pilot Dad

    Learning to fly an airplane can build an excellent structured thought process for navigating markets (1:05) - What Could Investors Learn from Aviation? (7:50) - Lessons from a Pilot: Preparation & Planning (14:00) - Tribute to a Maverick [email protected]

  15. Inflation Perfect Storm: The Fed's Dual Conundrum

    As inflation takes off, the Fed may be trapped to let it run very hot just to get employment back (1:30) - Centrifugal Force: Markets Coil Then Jump (9:20) - Big Move In Bonds: Financial Plumbing Pressures (15:10) - Richly-Valued Growth Stocks Overdue to Correct (20:40) - GameStop Stock Surges...

  16. 5 Best ETFs for Young Investors

    As more young investors take up day trading, I have an important recipe for long-term wealth creation (0:45) - How Cathie Put the Wood to Wall Street (10:30) - 5 Core ETFs for Long-Term Wealth Creation (16:15) - Best Options for Investing in Biotechnology (24:20) - How to Buy Entire Stock Market…

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  17. Shop-From-Home Winners: How Pandemic Crisis Breeds Adaptation

    E-commerce technology and behavior drive each other in a never-ending innovation feedback loop. (1:45) - Digital Acceleration: Forever Impacts on Retail (5:05) - Tapestry, Capri, StichFix: Learning from Tony Hsieh (12:40) - ULTA and RH: Adapting to Their Customers (17:50) - Shopify and BIGC Guide...

  18. Throne of Games: How NVIDIA and Microsoft Rule

    Gaming-as-a-Service (GaaS) heats up during COVID and reasserts that content is still king (1:00) - Gaming Is Serious Business for NVDA and MSFT (6:10) - Dave Does Disney and Was Not Amused (9:45) - Gaming-as-a-Service Heats Up: Microsoft Buys Bethesda (14:50) - Console Wars: Xbox and PC vs....

  19. Stress-Free Wealth Creation with Chad Willardson

    The right financial advisor is conflict-free and dedicated to your investments' growth, not their commissions (1:45) - From Big Bank to Client-Centered (6:30) - Planning For Retirement: Where to Start (15:20) - Picking the Right Advisor For Your Nest Egg (20:30) - Financial Fast Food: Don't Let…

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  20. Benjamin Hardy Says Personality Isn't Permanent

    What if I told you that willpower doesn't work? Well, take it from a guy who became a top-ranked blogger, got his PhD, and adopted 3 foster kids -- all in just 3 years! (0:45) - Imagine These 3 Goals In 3 Years (8:45) - Willpower and Its Discontents (16:20) - Research On Personality and Why It's...

  21. Training Your Brain to Work For You with Dr. Jud Brewer

    Are you still relying on will power to change your habits? A little neuroscience will cure that. (1:00) - Opening the Hood on Your Brain w Dr. Jud (7:45) - Applying Mindfulness During The Quarantine (13:05) - The Anticipation Of Habits and Their Triggers (18:15) - Everyday Addiction: From Your...

  22. How to Become Indistractable: A Wizard's Manual by Nir Eyal

    If you want to learn the #1 skill of the future, listen to the engineer of habit-forming products and apps (0:45) - Controlling Your Attention With Nir Eyal (6:10) - The Motivation and Research Behind Indistractable (11:30) - Death By To-Do List and Our Ability To Multitask (17:40) - Traction Is...

  23. Fast Times at Innovation High (Part 3)

    Your decision-making methods can be one of the most exciting and productive areas of your life and business to ignite innovation (1:30) - Decision Traps: 10 Barriers to Overcome (11:20) - Meta-Questions for Decision Makers (19:45) - Could You Live on a Decision Budget? (26:20) - Got Any Sunk…

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  24. Fast Times at Innovation High (Part 2)

    Imagine what you could learn about running your business and your life by studying great companies. (0:35) - lululemon vs. Under Armour: Anatomy of Success (4:45) - The 4 Disciplines of Execution (14:10) - Top 10 Decision Making Errors (25:05) - LULU's Recovery from Debacles: See-Through Quality?...

  25. Get Your Mind Into Alpha Trading States with London's Top Coaches

    The trading game is so much tougher now with algos ripping and squeezing every edge -- except the ones you control (2:30) - Learning From Experts and Rogues: The AlphaMind Podcast (12:00) - Why Is Trading Such a Difficult Mental Game? (20:10) - Comparing Nick Leeson and Bernie Madoff (32:50) -...

  26. Fast Times at Innovation High, Part 1

    Imagine what you could learn about running your business and your life by studying great companies. (0:45) - Modeling Success: Learning from Top Companies (6:30) - Thriving On Chaos: Top 8 Sources of Execution (17:50) - The Dutch Secret of 16th Century: Credit (30:20) - Intel's Fateful Decision…

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  27. Tech Investing 101: Know, Buy, Hold Disruptive Growth

    Investors who missed the great rallies in Apple and Microsoft have been wondering why, and wishing they listened to Dan Ives (2:55) - The Map of Knowledge: Scholars of the Dark Ages (13:10) - Clayton Christensen and Technology Disruption (22:00) - Apple's 2019 Growth Slowdown: Buy or Panic?…

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  28. Coronavirus: Epidemic or Pandemic?

    The current geometric rate of transmission implies that over 100,000 people could be infected by early February (1:00) - Severe Health Crisis for China (6:10) - A Brief History of Pandemics (15:45) - Got DNA? Coronavirus Genome (23:20) - In Search of a Vaccine (32:55) - Competition: A New…

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  29. Empires and Explorers: Our Destiny in the Stars

    Technology ignites commerce and both are driven by our insatiable thirst for wealth, power, knowledge, and new horizons (1:00) - A Brief History of Tribal Behavior (11:15) - China's Empire Goals: Winner Take All? (24:05) - The Final Frontier: Space or AI? (30:00) - Inevitable Expeditions: AI…

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  30. Nationalism vs. Globalism: Technology Overrules Politics

    While populist movements seem a step backwards, the generations growing up on innovation and fluid borders will inherit one world (1:00) - Why Technology is Unstoppable and Changes Everything (8:15) - What's Driving the Trends Toward Nationalism? (15:00) - Generational Drivers of Globalization…

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  31. Trade of the 2020's: Sell Gold, Buy Biotech

    In 5 years, you be selling your gold and buying more companies leading the century of biology (0:45) - The Behavior of Gold Investors (4:35) - The Technology Super Cycle (7:45) - The 4 Core Arguments Against Gold (12:30) - NASA Mission To Psyche: The Fort Knox of Asteroids (22:50) - Trade of the...

  32. Streaming Wars Get Hot for Disney, Netflix, Roku and The Trade Desk

    The content explosion is creating massive new opportunity for advertisers and the one platform that connects everything. (0:45) - Trade Desk Runs Box Office for the Streaming Cage Match (6:10) - Binge Watching: The Behavioral Risks (14:30) - Will Netflix Be Forced to Adopt Ad-Supported Platform?...

  33. Where Does Your Fear Come From?

    Neuroscientists are proving the human sense of fear is very different than animals and why it matters (0:45) - Twitter Discoveries: The Deep History of Ourselves (6:00) - Awareness of Fear: Human vs. Animal Instincts (11:30) - Acting out of Fear: Being Aware Of Your Emotions When Investing…

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  34. Probability 101: How Not to Be a Sucker

    We need science and math -- and STEM-savvy minds -- more than ever to help us inform decision making (1:00) - Allergic to Algebra? Harnessing Math for Fun & Profit (7:45) - Probability Skills Immunize Against Those Who Lie with Stats (21:30) - Taleb's Black Swan and the Limits of Standard…

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  35. Boeing 737 MAX and the FAA: A Clash of Culture and Convexity

    As we await results of NTSB and grand jury investigations, many questions linger about what went wrong (0:45) - Boeing 737 MAX: Did Profit Motive Override Sound Design? (8:15) - Remember the DC-10? How Consumers Handle Shocking Tragedies (14:00) - MCAS Software Enhancement: The Right Solution,...

  36. How to Trade Unicorns Before They IPO

    A growing herd of unicorns and their founders and investors are finding liquidity without rushing to IPO (0:45) - A New Marketplace for Pre-IPO Trading (6:00) - How Forge Creates Value for Unicorns and Investors (8:25) - Innovation with Spotify and Slack: What's a Direct Listing? (12:15) - A Herd...

  37. Facebook Faceplant: First AI Failure, More to Come

    The greatest accidental experiment in social media has a lot to teach us about taming the AI beast (2:00) - Facebook Flopped and It's Great! (5:45) - Max Tegmark: Life 3.0 (10:35) - Prometheus Achieves World Domination (16:00) - Taming the Beast that AI Could Become (21:10) - 5 Proofs We Are...

  38. The $100 Billion Cult: Video Gaming & Global Youth Culture

    I'm not crazy about kids wasting hours playing video games, but there has to be a way to profit from it, for all of us (0:30) - Stock-Picking: Better Than Video Games? (4:30) - Fortnite Battle Royale: Free Viral Mania Makes Millions (10:45) - Video Game Industry: Where $100 Billion Comes From...

  39. Dopamine and the Weather, Part 2

    How technology changes human behavior and social rules, but not human nature and genetics—yet. (0:45) - The Century of Biology (8:00) – Wonderful Dopamine: The Attention Drug (21:30) – Memory, Emotion and Learning Complete the Loop (33:00) - Dopamine in the Noisy Concert of Consciousness (39:05)…

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  40. Dopamine and the Weather, Part 1

    How technology changes human behavior and social rules, but not human nature and genetics—yet. (1:15) - FDA Shares Strategic Vision on Gene Therapies (5:25) - Human Nature: New Science vs. Old Assumptions (12:30) - Steven Pinker: Using Biology to Inform Beliefs (17:40) - How Technology Changes...

  41. Knowledge, Certainty, and Destiny: How to Keep Up With Science & Technology

    Science is bringing the future to you faster every year and this requires a mind wide open (0:45) - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (5:10) - Meet the Huxleys: Evolution's Grand Champions (10:15) - The Chaos Theory of Learning & Unstoppable Creativity (16:10) - Books for Minds Wide Open:...

  42. 3 Rules of Wealth for Bull Markets

    At the risk of over-simplifying, I crystallize my favorite principles into lessons for all future bull markets (0:45) - Navigating the Bull Market (6:00) - Following The Smart Money (8:45) - Kevin's Market Melt-Up Recipe (11:30) - 3 Wealth-Building Rules for Bull Markets (18:00) - A Quick Look at...

  43. Your Brain On Risk: 8 Questions to Check Your Investing Biases

    Why do the same bad investing decisions keep cropping up for some people? (1:00) - Are You a Trader or Long Term Investor? (5:00) - A Quiz on Your Psychology of Investing (10:45) - Should You Be Listening To Everything Your Advisor Says? (13:50) - What Should You Do With An Inheritance? (21:15) -...

  44. Apple iPhones Give Me the Feelies

    Long before anyone noticed what smartphones did to kids, a wise teacher warned us about the dangers of our devices (0:30) - Judgement Day: Big Investors Write a Letter To Apple (5:30) - Smartphone Addiction: How Did We Get Here? (8:20) - Neil Postman: A Wise Teacher Ahead Of His Time (11:00)…

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  45. What's The Undoing Project All About?

    Resist as he might, Michael Lewis couldn't help but write the story of the partnership that created the most exciting economic power since the invention of money (0:30) - The Collision of Markets and Psychology (5:30) - The Great Partnership of Kahneman and Tversky (12:00) - CES in Vegas: What...

  46. How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Your Investing?

    AI is not a replacement for stock-picking, but it will become a powerful ally against bad decision-making (0:20) - qplum: Deep learning & AI Based Trading Strategy (3:30) - AI Disruption On Asset Management Industry (7:00) - Customized Portfolios: How AI Is Useful To Investors (11:00)…

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  47. 12 Lessons Before You Trade Bitcoin Futures

    New risk management for the newest asset class is a welcome innovation, but requires different knowledge and skills than buy-and-hold (0:45) - Bitcoin Surges Over $12,000... then $13K (5:10) - 6 Starter Insights to Trade Bitcoin (15:45) - How Will Large Futures Traders Impact Bitcoin? (18:40) -...

  48. Bitcoin or CRISPR: Which is the Bigger Disruptor?

    In just 5 years, two new "exponential technologies" have been created that will dramatically change the world (0:25) - Nothing Changes Economics and Behavior Like New Technology (4:00) - The "Fear Of Missing Out" On Bitcoin Pushes it Over $10,000 (11:10) - 4 Thinkers Who Influence Bitcoin Mania...

  49. Don't Fight the Gravity of Exponential Change

    Technology is reshaping life and business so fast that intelligent adaptation could be the #1 skill of the 21st century (0:30) - Hot Topics for Family Get-Togethers (4:00) - Exponential Technologies: Change at the Speed of Light (10:30) - Futurist Alvin Toffler's "Predictable" Life (16:00) -...

  50. Bitcoin $20,000 Before Zero

    Why the leading cryptocurrency has been strongly validated in the past month and dispels the bubble talk (1:30) - Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Revolution (12:00) - Bitcoin Volatility: The Hard Fork (17:00) - Square Testing Integration Of Bitcoin (22:00) - Zimbabwe Coup Spikes Bitcoin Over $13,500...

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The psychology of investing has become such an important area of research that major hedge funds are building trading strategies around human behavioral patterns. In Mind Over Money, Kevin Cook explores the crossroads where markets and brains collide, delving into the two sciences – neuroscience and behavioral finance – that show why investors are often highly irrational when faced with economic decisions, uncertainty, and risk.

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