The Money Mind

What if the biggest threat to your wealth isn't the market, but the mind making the decisions? From the collapse of a hedge fund run by Nobel laureates to the everyday panic that makes ordinary investors sell at exactly the wrong moment, The Money Mind reveals why intelligence, information, and good intentions are no protection against costly financial mistakes. Drawing on decades of behavioral research, Dr Henry Montrevia shows that our money errors are not random slip-ups but systematic, predictable patterns rooted in how the human brain evolved. This is not another guide promising to make you rich overnight. Instead, The Money Mind helps you understand the hidden scripts, biases, and emotions quietly steering every dollar decision you make, so you can build a financial life that survives fear, uncertainty, and your own worst instincts. Inside, you'll discover: - Why smart people make foolish financial choices and how intelligence can make matters worse - The invisible mental scripts and childhood experiences shaping your money habits today - The cognitive traps—anchoring, overconfidence, and more—that quietly drain your wealth - The strange math of getting rich versus staying rich and why avoiding catastrophe beats chasing brilliance - How time, compounding, and a margin of safety matter more than forecasting or stock picking - How to design a portfolio you can actually stick with and build a personal money philosophy that fits your real life Master the psychology behind your money, and you master the one variable that determines your financial future.