Ok, it’s not just you. It’s all of us. Why do human beings tend to make bad decisions when it comes to spending money? According to Dan Ariely, best-selling author and professor of psychology and behavioral economics, a lot of it comes down to the environment we face as consumers.
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How to Analyze Funds, and You May Retire Sooner Than Planned
According to the Investment Company Institute, more than 120 million individuals in the U.S. own some type of fund. After all, they may not have a choice; the most common way Americans save for retirement is through an employer plan such as a 401(k), and in most of those plans, t ... Show More
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May 1
Hyperscalers Are Going Into Hyperdrive
Big tech earnings have shown that artificial intelligence has become a massive growth business for the biggest companies in the world. And it better be because they’re spending nearly $1 trillion per year on the technology, but will it pay off? Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon ... Show More
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Feb 2024
Conversation with Dan Ariely — Why People Believe Irrational Things
Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, joins Scott to discuss what makes rational people believe seemingly irrational things. He also shares how we avoid certain facts when we don’t like the solution, as well as how a lack of trust in o ... Show More
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Feb 2023
Behavioral Economics For Consultants: Use Psychology To Grow Your Business With Melina Palmer: Podcast #277
<p>In the consulting space, your world revolves around human interaction. So when growing your business, we must also look at human behavior, what motivates them, and how we can leverage that. In today’s episode, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinapalmer/">Melina Palmer</ ... Show More
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Dec 2019
Can Ethical People Make Money
Most people think that those who make a lot of money or make a lot of money fast are scammers, manipulative, and straight-up unethical. Is that the truth? Can ethical people even make money? In this episode, Dan gives you the truth to that question and also the common reason why ... Show More
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Nov 2019
For better health care, embrace irrationality | David Asch
Why do we make poor decisions that we know are bad for our health? In this frank, funny talk, behavioral economist and health policy expert David Asch explains why our behavior is often irrational -- in highly predictable ways -- and shows how we can harness this irrationality to ... Show More
16m 31s
Mar 2024
Why these irrational prices actually work
Every year $342 billion is spent on bottled water. And yet, for many of those customers a safer version, that tastes the same, is 300x cheaper. Our collective thirst for bottled water is largely irrational. It doesn’t make sense. But so, it seems, are the pricing strategies of se ... Show More
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