#377 - Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money, Incentives, Investing, & Human Misjudgement

Morgan’s books have sold over seven million copies and have been translated into more than 60 languages.

He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and winner of the New York Times Sidney Award. MarketWatch named him one of the 50 most influential people in markets. He's a partner at The Collaborative Fund and serves on the board of directors at Markel. 

We discuss:

- Human Psychology and Risk

- Tribalism, Anger & Humor

- Investing Philosophies

- Writing and Book Publishing Lessons

- The Drive of Successful Entrepreneurs

- Balancing Wealth and Happiness

We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners. 

https://www.thefortpod.com/survey

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:41) - Lessons from a Skiing Tragedy

(00:05:51) - The Impact of Personal Experiences on Risk Tolerance

(00:08:18) - The Tribal Nature of Human Behavior

(00:14:42) - The Role of Anger and Humor in Online Interactions

(00:20:16) - Behavior vs. Knowledge in Investing

(00:39:44) - The Halo Effect and Perception

(00:40:55) - Warren Buffett's Personal Sacrifices

(00:42:05) - The Cost of Professional Success

(00:43:36) - Balancing Personal and Professional Life

(00:45:37) - The Complexity of Wealth

(01:02:53) - Teaching Kids About Money

(01:13:54) - The End of History Illusion

(01:15:35) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Links:

Morgan on X - https://x.com/morganhousel

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel - https://bit.ly/4gwuu6T

Same as Ever by Morgan Housel - https://bit.ly/4jS5ry4\

Collaborative Fund - https://collabfund.com/

Support our Sponsors:

Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies

Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/

Vesto - https://www.vesto.com/fort

Chris on Social Media:

The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd

Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX

Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys

Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0

Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO 

The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts