{"id":58597,"date":"2016-08-02T09:12:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=58597"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:29:27","slug":"podcast-222-the-laws-of-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/finance\/money\/podcast-222-the-laws-of-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #222: The Laws of Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the layman, financial investing can look extremely complicated. And while financial markets are certainly complex, the rules governing sound investment are actually pretty simple. The problem most people have is following those rules. It\u2019s all about behavior. <\/span><\/p>\n

My guest today is a behavioral finance expert who has recently published a book crammed with practical advice to help investors from all walks of life have better investing behavior. His name is Daniel Crosby and his book is The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investing Success<\/a>. <\/i>Today on the show, we discuss the psychological biases we have that cause us to make stupid investing mistakes and what we can do to overcome them, why index funds aren\u2019t exactly \u201cpassive investments,\u201d as well as how behavioral finance principles can help you live a happier and more flourishing life. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To the layman, financial investing can look extremely complicated. And while financial markets are certainly complex, the rules governing sound investment are actually pretty simple. The problem most people have is following those rules. It\u2019s all about behavior.  My guest today is a behavioral finance expert who has recently published a book crammed with practical advice to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42377,42395,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","category-money","category-podcast"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/222-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/222-768x432.png","aom":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/222-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/222-320x180.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/222-640x360.png"},"yoast_head":"\nPodcast: The Rules of Investing | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The rules governing sound investment are actually pretty simple. 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