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Doug Fabian
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People who are successful and wise in other areas of their life may still be prone to making poor financial decisions—as many of us have learned from experience. Why does that happen so often? And what can we do about it?
Jill Schlesinger, a nationally syndicated financial columnist and award-winning business analyst for CBS News, shares some answers from her new book The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money: 13 Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs.
Money tends to be a very emotional topic, as Jill explains in this episode. Fear and greed in particular can cloud people’s financial vision, causing them to act against their better judgment. Fortunately, she says, recognizing these emotional triggers can give us the capacity to change our money management behavior.
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