Psychology of Money An Investment Manager's Guide to Beating the Market

Discover the Ideal Investment Strategy for Yourself and Your Clients "To enhance investment results and boost creativity, Jim Ware replaces the maxim know your investments with know yourself. And he gives us specific testing tools to do the job."-Dean LeBaron, Founder, Batterymarch Financial Management, Chairman, Virtualquest.company, and investment author and commentator "Many investment firms fail, even though they are run by intelligent, qualified professionals, because they lack creativity. This book can rescue you. Jim Ware explains how to organize your business to encourage creative thinking. In five years, your customers will be working with an advisor who read this book, so make sure you are the one who did."-Ralph Wanger, President, Acorn Investment Trust, CFA and author of A Zebra in Lion Country: Ralph Wanger's Guide to Investment Survival "Jim Ware has a great knack for understanding people and successful investing. This unusual combination of skills creates a rare find: useful insights to improve investment performance through helping people work together better. Jim's wit and humor make this a fun read as well!"-Dee Even, Senior Investment Officer, Allstate Insurance Company, Property & Casualty "The Psychology of Money represents a major step toward development of a portfolio theory that recognizes human dynamics and differences among people. Jim's content is solid, and his presentation is engaging. This book ought to be on every practitioner's bookshelf."-Kenneth O. Doyle, University of Minnesota, Author, The Social Meanings of Money and Property: In Search of a Talisman "Finally, an insightful look at the human side of investing. A step-by-step guide to enhancing management performance to increase returns."- Abbie Smith, PhD, Professor of Accounting.University of Chicago Business SchoolWare, Jim is the author of 'Psychology of Money An Investment Manager's Guide to Beating the Market' with ISBN 9780471390749 and ISBN 0471390747.