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Behavioural finance (2019) - Book by Simon Russell

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Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 2. Traditional and behavioral finance
Chapter 3 Behavioral economics, thinking processes, decision-making, and investment behavior
Kahneman, D 2012, Thinking, fast and slow,
Penguin, London.
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Chapter 1 The characters of the story
Chapter 2 Attention and effort
Chapter 3 The lazy controller
Chapter 25 Bernoulli's errors
Chapter 26 Prospect theory
Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Preface, pp. v - xi
Russell, S 2015, The financial advice industry needs more Jedis, but fewer mind tricks,
Professional Planner, 6 November, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.professionalplanner.com.au>.
Russell, S 2016, How the super industry is like the Titanic,
10 August, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2016, What CIOs need to know about behavioural finance,
Investment Magazine, 28 September, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au>.

Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 9 Money and happiness: implications for investor behavior
Chapter 10 Motivation and satisfaction
Kahneman, D 2012, Thinking, fast and slow,
Penguin, London.
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Chapter 35 Two selves
Chapter 36 Life as a story
Chapter 37 Experienced well-being
Chapter 38 Thinking about life
Locke, EA & Latham, GP 2006, ‘New directions in goal-setting theory’,
Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol 15, no.5, pp. 265-268, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00449.x
Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 3

Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 4 Financial literacy and education
Australian Securities & Investment Commission 2011, Report 230: financial literacy and behavioural change,
ASIC, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://download.asic.gov.au/media/1343582/rep230-financial-literacy-and-behavioural-change.pdf>.
Clark, G 2013, 'Working paper: a review of retirement savings investment behaviours',
CSIRO‐Monash Superannuation Research Cluster Project, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/>.
Fernandes, D, Lynch, JG & Netemeyer, RG 2014, ‘Financial literacy, financial education, and downstream financial behaviors’,
Management Science, vol. 60, no. 8, pp. 1861-1883, doi:10.1287/mnsc.2013.1849
Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 4

Benartzi, S & Thaler, RH 1995, ‘Myopic loss aversion and the equity premium puzzle’,
Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 110, no. 1, p. 73, doi:10.2307/2118511
Grosshans, D and Zeisberger, S 2017, 'All's well that ends well: on the importance of how returns are achieved,
Journal of Banking and Finance, 2018, no. 87, pp. 397-410, viewed 1 October 2020, <https:www.researchgate.net>.
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Tetlock, PE 2017, Expert political judgment : how good is it? How can we know?,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, ProQuest eBook Central.

Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 15 Advising the behavioral investor: lessons from the real world, pp. 278-281
Chapter 20 Human psychology and market seasonality
Chapter 27 Trading and investment strategies in behavioral finance
Russell, SC 2016, Applying behavioural finance in Australia,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 1. Capture the value of the value effect
Chapter 4. Steady as she goes : low volatility and quality strategies
Chapter 5. Ride the momentum effect
Chapter 7. Be smart about the tricky business of market timing
Chapter 12. Improve asset manager assessment
Russell, S 2017, What investment puzzle is hidden in your pizza,
24 February, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2017, How to spot the subconscious CEO,
14 June, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spot-subconscious-ceo-simon-russell?trk=portfolio_article-card_title>.
Russell, S 2015, 2 questions you should ask your fund manager,
10 June, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2016, How to capture the benefits of diverse thinking in asset management,
24 November, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2017, Behavioural finance tips for Australian share investors: episode 4,
online video, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAOz-ynDM68>.

Extension reading

Montier, J 2007, Behavioural investing: a practitioner's guide to applying behavioural finance,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, ProQuest eBook Central.

Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 22 Diversification and asset allocation puzzles
Benartzi, S & Thaler, RH 2001, ‘Naive diversification strategies in defined contribution saving plans’,
American Economic Review, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 79-98, doi:10.1257/aer.91.1.79
Foerster, S, Linnainmaa, JT & Melzer, BT 2017, 'Retail financial advice: does one size fit all?',
The Journal of Finance, vol. 72. no. 4, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.researchgate.net>.
Hand, G 2015, 'Let's debunk this myth about SMSFs and global shares',
Firstlinks, 17 July, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.firstlinks.com.au/debunk-myth-smsfs-global-shares>.
Kahneman, D 2012, Thinking, fast and slow,
Penguin, London.
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Chapter 5
Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 7
Chapter 15
Russell, SC 2016, Applying behavioural finance in Australia,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 6

Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 25 The psychology of trading and investing
Chapter 30 Real estate investment decision-making in behavioral finance
Kahneman, D, & Riepe, MW 1998, 'Aspects of investor psychology',
Journal of Portfolio Management, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 52-65, viewed 1 October 2020, ProQuest Central.
Lord, CG & Lepper, MR 1984, 'Considering the opposite: a corrective strategy for social judgment',
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1231-1243, viewed 1 October 2020, <http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu>.
Moore, DA & Healy, PJ 2008, 'The trouble with overconfidence',
Psychological Review, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 502-517, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org>.
Northcraft, GB & Neale, MA 1987, 'Experts, amateurs, and real estate ',
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, no. 39, pp. 84-97, viewed 1 October 2020, <http://web.missouri.edu>
Russell, S 2018, Episode 1: who is really making the decisions when you bid at auction?,
video podcast, The Elephant in the Room, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/1>.
Russell, S 2017, Behavioural finance tips for Australian share investors: episode 3,
online video, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asIDCqw0220>.
Russell, S 2015, How advisers can tap into overconfidence bias for new client opportunities,
26 August, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Russell, SC 2016, Applying behavioural finance in Australia,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 8
Thaler, RH 1999, ‘Mental accounting matters’,
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 183-206, viewed 1 October 2020, Business Source Complete.

Extension reading

Barber, BM & Odean, T 2001, 'Boys will be boys: gender, overconfidence, and common stock investment',
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, February, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu>.
Kahneman, D 2012, Thinking, fast and slow,
Penguin, London.
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Chapter 11 Anchors
Chapter 13 Availability, emotion, and risk
Lord, CG & Lepper, MR 1984, 'Considering the opposite: a corrective strategy for social judgment',
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1231-1243, viewed 1 October 2020, <http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu>.

Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 10
Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 16 Retirement planning : contributions from the field of behavioral finance and economics
Benartzi, S 2010, 'Behavioral finance and the post-retirement crisis',
Allianz of America, 29 April, viewed 1 October 2020, doi:10.1.1.169.5017
Thaler, RH 1999, ‘Mental accounting matters’,
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 183-206, viewed 1 October 2020, Business Source Complete.
Russell, S 2015, 'How time travel can help clients save for retirement',
Professional Planner, 4 February, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.professionalplanner.com.au>.
Russell, S 2015, How your brain may prevent you making good retirement choices,
3 February, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-your-brain-my-prevent-you-making-good-retirement-choices-russell/?trk=mp-reader-card>.

Extension reading

Agarwal, S, Driscoll, JC, Gabaix, X, Laibson, D, Dell'Ariccia, G & Pence, KM 2009, 'The age of reason',
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, no.2, pp. 51-117, viewed 1 October 2020, Proquest Central.
Benartzi, S 2012, Save more tomorrow: practical behavioral finance solutions to improve 401(k) plans,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, ProQuest eBook Central.
Choi, J, Haisley, E, Kurkoski, J & Massey, C 2017, 'Small cues change savings choices',
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, no. 142, pp. 378-395, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu>.
Cronqvist, H & Siegel, S 2015, ‘The origins of savings behavior’,
Journal of Political Economy, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 123-169, doi:10.1086/679284
Dolan, P, Hallsworth, M, King, D & Vlaev, I 2010, Mindspace: influencing behaviour through public policy,
Institute for Government, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk>.
Thaler, RH & Benartzi, S 2004, ‘Save more tomorrow: using behavioral economics to increase employee saving’,
Journal of Political Economy, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 164-187, doi:10.1086/380085

Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 11
Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 11 Policy-based financial planning: decision rules for a changing world
Russell, SC 2016, Applying behavioural finance in Australia,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Davies, GB & Brooks, P 2018, Chapter 29. Practical challenges of implementing behavioral finance : reflections from the field,
14 September, <https://www.researchgate.net>.
Dolan, P, Hallsworth, M, King, D & Vlaev, I 2010, Mindspace: influencing behaviour through public policy,
Institute for Government, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk>.
Hunt, K, Brimble, M & Freudenberg, B 2011, ‘Determinants of client-professional relationship quality in the financial planning setting’,
Australasian Accounting Business & Finance Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 69-99, viewed 1 October 2020, Business Source Complete.
Linnainmaa, JT, Melzer, BT & Previtero, A 2018, 'Research paper no. 18-9. The misguided beliefs of financial advisors',
Kelley School of Business Research, 27 January, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org>.
Russell, S 2015, 'Limiting choices: why less is more for clients and advisers',
Professional Planner, 25 May, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.professionalplanner.com.au>.
Russell, S 2017, 'A beginner’s guide to behavioural fintech for super funds',
Investment Magazine, 30 August, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au>.
Russell, S 2017, Behavioural finance tips for Australian share investors : episode 5,
online video, <https://youtu.be/kM3RDPXc2WU>.
Russell, S 2018, 'The psychology behind why some client-centric strategies don’t translate into good client outcomes',
14 September, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2018, 8 gaps in the way asset managers use behavioural finance,
27 January, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/8-gaps-way-asset-managers-use-behavioural-finance-simon-russell/>.

Extension reading

Auh, S, Bell, SJ, McLeod, CS & Shih, E 2007, 'Co-production and customer loyalty in financial services',
Journal of Retailing, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 359-370, DOI:10.1016/j.jretai.2007.03.001
Blenden, H, Brooks, AW, Gino, F, Logg, JM & John L 1994, 'Seeker beware: the interpersonal costs of ignoring advice',
Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 116, no. 3, pp. 457-475, <https://www.hbs.edu>.
Cialdini, R 2007, Influence: the psychology of persuasion,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, ProQuest eBook Central.
Collins, NL & Miller, LC 1994, 'Self-disclosure and liking: a meta-analytic review',
Psychological Bulletin, vol. 116, no. 3 pp. 457-475, <https://www.researchgate.net>.
Gino, F & Moore, DA 2007, ‘Effects of task difficulty on use of advice’,
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 21-35, doi:10.1002/bdm.539
Gino, F 2008, 'Do we listen to advice just because we paid for it?: the impact of advice cost on its use',
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, no. 107, pp. 234-245, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://static1.squarespace.com>.
Martin, S, Goldstein, N & Cialdini, RB 2014, The small big: small changes that spark big influence,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, EBSCO eBooks.

Russell, SC 2019, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Baker, HK & Ricciardi, V (eds) c2014, Investor behaviour : the psychology of financial planning and investing,
eBook, viewed 9 February 2022, EBSCO eBooks.
Chapter 28 Ethical and socially responsible investing
Russell, SC 2016, Applying behavioural finance in Australia,
Simon Christopher Russell, Melbourne.
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Chapter 10
Davies, GB 2016, 'Shiny new toys: does wealth management need A.I.?',
November, Cognitive Finance, <http://www.centapse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Shiny-new-toys-final.pdf>.
Linnainmaa, JT, Melzer, BT & Previtero, A 2018, 'Research paper no. 18-9. The misguided beliefs of financial advisors',
Kelley School of Business Research, 27 January, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org>.
Russell, S 2015, 'Managed accounts in a behavioural world',
The Journal for Managed Account Professionals, vol. 2, no. 1., pp. 30-32, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.fsmanagedaccounts.com.au>.
Russell, S 2018, 5 steps for machine/human collaboration,
13 February, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-steps-machinehuman-collaboration-simon-russell/>.
Russell, S 2018, Conflicts of interest - just another bias?,
13 November, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/conflicts-interest-just-another-bias-simon-russell/>.
Russell, S 2018, The human psychology at the centre of the CBA machine,
11 May, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-psychology-centre-cba-machine-simon-russell/>.
Russell, S 2018, The psychology of financial automation: 7 strategies,
10 April, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2018, To leverage your knowledge and expertise in an increasingly digital financial world, don’t learn to code,
viewed 11 October, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.
Russell, S 2018, Who wins when a human, an algorithm and a cyborg drive to the airport?,
16 March, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://www.linkedin.com>.

Extension reading

Cyborg : how to optimally integrate human and machine investment decision-making (2017)
Simon Christopher Russell, Box Hill, Vic.
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Book available in library collection.
Sah, S 2018, 'Conflicts of interest and disclosure: research paper',
Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, viewed 1 October 2020, <https://financialservices.royalcommission.gov.au>.
Sunstein, CR & Hastie, R 2014, Wiser: getting beyond groupthink to make groups smarter,
eBook, viewed 29 September 2023, ProQuest Ebook Central.