Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby

Emily Binder is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Beetle Moment Marketing.  She focuses on AI and voice assistants, branded audio content, and digital strategy. Tune in to hear: if synchronicity can be cultivated or if it is just random why people often dislike their own voice why voice is more compelling than text or visuals what ingredients make for a successful podcast if the podcast phenomena reached it's peak Web: https://beetlemoment.com/ & www.emilybinder.com

President and CEO of YCharts, a Chicago-based, cloud provider of financial data and analysis/visualization tools. They help enable smarter investment decisions via providing robust data, intuitive tools and outstanding customer support. Sean received his MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and he graduated in the top 10% of his class. Tune in to hear: how to be selective about the data for your investment strategy why loss can make us better leaders three things to look for in a sound investment strategy the median recovery time for a stock to bounce back after consumer scares the impact of Trump's tweets on the market at large if IPOs outperform the market, on average, in their first 3 years what markets and puppies have in common Web - www.ycharts.com Twitter - @Sean_YCharts

Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal. He writes about big financial trades, hedge funds, private-equity firms and other investing and business topics. In the past, Greg wrote the "Heard on the Street" column and covered the credit markets for the paper. Greg is the author of "The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters," published November 2013 by Penguin Press. He's also the author of “The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History,” published in December 2010 by Crown Business, a division of Random House. Greg and his two sons wrote Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in their Youth to Become Stars,” a book for young readers and adults that describes the moving and remarkable stories of how various stars overcame imposing setbacks in their youth. Greg joined the Journal in 1996 after writing about media companies for the New York Post. Previously, he was the managing editor of Mergers & Acquisitions Report, a newsletter published by Investment Dealers' Digest. Greg graduated from Brandeis University in 1988, Magna Cum Laude. He lives with his wife and two sons in West Orange, N.J., where they enjoy the Yankees in the summer, the Giants in the fall, and reminisce about Jeremy Lin in the winter. Listen in to hear: how Jim Simons cracked the market with no financial background why Renaissance Technologies is so secretive and private how the investment landscape has shifted with the introduction of quant why it is hard for new quant firms to compete on the same level as companies like Rentec Email - gregory.zuckerman@wsj.com Twitter - @GZuckerman

Coach Dana Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees. He led the team to a World Championship in 2009. He is also the author of his new book, ‘Habits of a Champion, Nobody Becomes a Champion By Accident.’ Tune in to hear: why influence is a cornerstone of performance how to hate losing while not becoming overly risk averse why too much data can adversely effect performance why living “one pitch at a time” can lead to success www.danacavalea.com

The Psychology Of Commitment Vs. Context by Dr. Daniel Crosby

Tune in to hear:Why retirement is the #1 financial concern of most peopleHow storytelling and introspection are revelatory when considering which financial retirement option suits you bestWhat qualities to look for in a financial professional who will bring your best interests to the table when preparing you for retirementAdvice for those who simply cannot save 20% of their present income for retirementWhy Jim doesn't feel that "retirement" is a good word to describe the contemporary shift in people's priorities at that stage in their life

Corey Phillips is a successful financial advisor with the Bulfinch Group in Boston as well as a co-owner of a retail liquor-store,  community advocate that sits on the Board of four different non-profits, a youth sports coach, and a dad of one and one-on-the-way, we ask Corey Phillips, how do you do it all?  Corey explores how to manage the illusive time-to-value ratio so that we can decide what doing it all looks like for each of us.  Additionally, Corey shares how, as a business owner and entrepreneur, and now advisor to business owners, the economic landscape has changed in the beer wine and liquor industry and the microcosm that it represents on how we all adapt to change to continue to thrive. Tune in to hear: How small businesses and individuals can prepare for the shifting economic landscape Which lessons learned from running a small business can be applied to your personal life & finances Three questions to ask yourself before starting your own small business The importance of time management and family support when running your own business

The Four Pillars of Investor Psychology by Dr. Daniel Crosby

Nichole is wealth management advisor with Westpac Wealth Partners who has 13 years of industry experience. She joins Dr. Crosby this week to discuss the good, bad and ugly of taking on personal debt. Listen in to learn: How certain types of debt can actually be good What she thinks can be done about the student debt crisis Why you might not be able to afford as much home as that mortgage calculator suggests What to consider when taking on credit card debt Many personal finance professionals consider "debt" another four letter word but Nichole's nuanced take will give you much to consider.

Jim O'Shaughnessy is the founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management and the author of "What Works on Wall Street", one of the most influential investing books of all time. He joins me this week to discuss: How we can overcome the "illusion of uniqueness" and understand that we are just as prone to bias as the next person -Whether or not he in fact killed value investing -The primary psychological risks of both active and passive investing -How to raise well-adjusted, successful children You won't want to miss one of the brightest minds in quant investing and one of the best follows on Twitter.