Behavioral Finance
Discover how psychological influences and biases may affect your financial behavior.
When It Feels Like Everyone's Watching
It can feel like the whole world is watching you—and judging you—in those embarrassing moments. But are people paying as much attention to you as you think?
What's Driving Women's Investing Trends?
Mark Riepe is joined by the head of Schwab's branch network, Jeannie Bidner, to discuss survey data about how women investors view themselves and what drives their decisions.
How a Single Source of Information Can Seem Like Several
It must be great if everyone is talking about it, right? Learn how we overweight a single source of information when exposed to it through multiple channels.
Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers
Learn how the way we separate life's highs and lows can influence our happiness.
What Should Your Advisor Know About You?
How much should you share with your financial advisor? Learn why trust, open communication, and the right information matter when working with professional help.
Does Your Inner Scorekeeper Skew Your Judgement?
How do mental scorecards shape your financial decisions? Professor Daniel Stone joins to unpack how reference points can shape risk, reward, and regret.
Hooked on Streaks: With Guests Chloë Hamilton & Jackie Silverman
How can streaks be both motivating and demotivating?
(Bonus) Did May Day Reshape Investing?
Mark Riepe explores the history of how investing has become more accessible, from key milestones like May Day to the various factors that have shaped who could participate through the last century.
Can You Be Proactive in Times of Market Volatility?
Market swings can shake any investor's confidence. Learn ways you can stay grounded, trust your financial plan, and take smart, long-term steps in uncertain times.
Obstacle Illusions: With Guests Daniella McCahey & Tom Gilovich
We're wired to interpret our challenges as bigger than our advantages, even if the reality is more balanced.