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Mind Over Money

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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Now displaying: 2019
Dec 20, 2019

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 vs. Populist Movements
(21:35) - Bull Market Going Higher: What Stops It?
(32:00) - Nationalism Stops Globalization, Proving Earth Not So Flat
(38:25) - Software Eats FedEx While Semis Soar To New Highs
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Dec 4, 2019

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 2020’s: Sell Gold, Buy Biotech

Nov 13, 2019

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?

(18:00) - Disney+ Storms the Battlefield

(22:15) - Amazon Prime & Apple TV: Ringside Seats and Lots of Popcorn

(28:40) - Is Comcast’s Free Box A Roku Killer?

(34:00) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

Sep 19, 2019

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

(21:15) - Insights From Joseph LeDoux

(30:20) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

Sep 5, 2019

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 Deviation
(27:10) - Discovering Probability: Where Did It All Start?
(36:35) - Expected Value: A Simple Yet Powerful Equation
(41:20) - Crazy People Who Play Powerball: Visualizing The Odds
(52:25) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

Aug 22, 2019

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, Wrongly Delivered?
(22:45) - Does The FAA Give Boeing Too Much Control?
(28:30) - What To Expect From Boeing Moving Forward
(31:05) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@zacks.com

Aug 15, 2019

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 of Unicorns: Growth Potential for the Pre-IPO Market
(15:00) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

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