Behavioural finance deep dive, dealing with uncertainty and risk taking, ft. Simon Russell

Simon Russell is the Director of Behavioural Finance Australia, a multiple-time author and expert consultant to financial advisers, Super funds and more.

Simon chats with Owen Rask on The Australian Investors Podcast about everything personal finance related, surfaces some fascinating research papers and analysis on behavioural finance as a discipline.

Topics covered with Simon Russell

• What’s one piece of investing wisdom you would give to a 65 year old that you wouldn’t give to a 30 year old?
• If you could instantly acquire one skill (not a superpower, but something that you see in other people that you admire), what would it be and why?
• What 3 books would you recommend, and what did you learn from them?
• How do you think about risk taking in your own life? Are there things you might do that other people don’t?
• Journaling and rituals for long-term compounding. Why and how.
• What is one thing about investing that few people would agree with you on?

This podcast with Simon Russell of Behavioural Finance Australia is relevant for any professional investor, financial adviser and super funds, as well as for some individual investors.