John Shelton - Investing Beyond Gut Feeling: The Mental Model Advantage

When:  May 21, 2025 from 18:00 to 19:30 (PT)
Associated with  AAII Puget Sound Chapter

Investing Beyond Gut Feeling: The Mental Model Advantage

Summary:

Mental models are indispensable for making wise investment decisions. They provide a blueprint that makes sense of the world and provides rules of conduct for any given situation. Mental Models act as a filter that reduces the “noise” that interferes with our ability to make wise decisions. As a result, mental models bring order and clarity to decision-making.

What you will learn:

  • Mental models are indispensable for making wise investment decisions.
  • Mental models provide a blueprint that makes sense of the world and provides rules of conduct for any given situation.
  • Mental models bring order, clarity and success to decision- making.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

John Shelton is a retired Ph.D level psychologist who has studied the psychology of investing for more than a decade. He is particularly interested in the decision-making biases which lead us to make poor decisions when faced with uncertainty and risk. He has written several books on the subject, with more on the way.

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