Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
The Standard Deviations podcast is a weekly production that looks at money, mind and meaning, all through a psychological lens. Each week, psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Crosby interviews a fascinating new guest, experts in everything from finance to literature to wellness. Each guest provides listeners with three concrete ways to apply what was learned that week, ensuring that weekly listening becomes part of a path to a richer life. Episodes are brief, research-based, and designed to fit perfectly within your commute time. So, tune in for practical news that will help you make more, think more and be more.
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Standard Deviations is presented by Orion.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 318
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Natalie Taylor - Client-Centric Financial Advice: Navigating the Future of Wealth Management
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- How does technology shape the way we act? Sometimes we don’t even know the water that we are swimming in with regards to technology - how can this induce us to make good or poor dec…
Meb Faber - Why Market Timing and Limited Liquidity Could Challenge Your Investment Beliefs
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- How has Meb’s world, and domestic, travel shifted the way he thinks about investment?
- What is Meb’s least popular idea about investing?
- Why is it so important to codify and pre-co…
Seth Streeter - How to Build Wealth with a Purpose: Money That Makes a Difference
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- What are some of the flimsy tethers in peoples’ lives that keep them from achieving financial greatness?
- If an advisor’s number one job is not to make you money, what might it be?
-…
Dr. Rick Bookstaber - How the Psychology of Risk Shapes Our Choices
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- How does Dr. Bookstaber think about and define risk in the most practical terms possible?
- Does the way people like us talk about risk differ in an overly academic way from how peop…
Dr. Brian Portnoy - Behavioral Finance 2.0
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- Dr. Portnoy says we’ve created a “Behavioral Finance entertainment complex that does very little to help real people make real decisions.” What does he mean by this?
- Do you think w…
Dr. Sonya Lutter - The Link Between Money and Happiness: Can Wealth Truly Buy Joy?
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- Are various addictive behaviors (e.g. gambling, drug abuse) potentially symptoms of a larger societal issue?
- What percentage of people in standard therapy might benefit from a fina…
Dr. Moira Somers - How to Give Financial Advice That Sticks: Key Strategies for Long-Term Impact
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- How does non-compliance with advice, and the gap between knowing and doing, present on a macro level and impact our lives?
- Is the financial services industry, as a whole, guilty of…
Jackie Wilke - Why You Are the Most Unique Asset in Your Business
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- As a student of great advisory practices, what are some of the consistent themes that Jackie encounters across the board?
- Are there specific examples of advisors who have created …
Dr. Meghaan Lurtz - The Empathic Future of Financial Advice: How Compassion is Revolutionizing Wealth Management
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- Of the “36 questions that lead to love,” what are a few that Dr. Lurtz zeros in on and what makes these questions so powerful? Can these be applied in client-advisor relationships a…
Lauren Hunter - The Financial Impact of Death and Aging: Strategies for Planning Ahead
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- What are some different attitudes about aging and death held across the world? How particular is the western attitude about these things relative to the rest of the world?
- How do t…
Rob Gardner - Financial Wellness in a World Worth Living In
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- Why is ESG such an important part of Rob’s financial practice?
- How can we achieve financial wellness without merely paying lip service to things like environmentalism?
- How can the…
Michelle Arpin Begina - Rewriting Your Money Story: Proven Strategies for Financial Empowerment
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- Now that she has space from it, and also expertise in the field, what were some of the factors that drove her parents to such conspicuous consumption?
- Where do our money scripts or…
Spencer Jakab - Meme Stocks and Market Psychology: How Social Influence Shapes Investment Decisions
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- What in particular about the environment, including the pandemic and lockdown, contributed to the sort of fervor and madness we saw around meme stocks like Gamestop?
- Risk, exciteme…
Emily Guy Birken - Modern Money Management 101: Proven Strategies for Financial Freedom
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- Why did Emily feel the need to include elements of humor in her new book ‘Stacked: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management?’
- What is “the one magical idea to rule them a…
James Fletcher - Exploring ESG and EM Investment Strategies with Ethos Invest
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- Of all times to start a boutique fund, why would James start one in the current climate where the 3 largest asset managers control more of the market share than ever before?
- What …
Brendan Frazier - Understanding the Fuel and Friction Model of Behavioral Finance
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- Behavioral Coaching is one of the most important things a financial professional can do for their client, yet surveys show that clients don’t put a lot of value on it. How can we br…
Phil Huber - Exploring the Case for Alternative Investments: A Smart Strategy for Financial Growth
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- What are some potential arguments against a traditional 60/40 portfolio and how do they hold up?
- How would Phil define alternative investments? Also, is their bad reputation deserv…
Kristin Shea - The Six Pillars of Neuromarketing: How to Leverage Brain Science for Business Success
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- What exactly is Neuromarketing and what makes it so powerful?
- There are more brands and advertisements vying for our attention every year. How does Nueromarketing fit into this pic…
Dr. Mary Bell Carlson - Unlocking Financial Wellness: Key Lessons from Financial Therapy
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- What are some unique financial considerations for those with high-level government security clearances?
- What role does financial instability often play in cases of corporate and go…
Robert Sofia - The Five Essential Principles of Marketing Psychology Every Advisor Should Know
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- Robert says in marketing “you must get past the mental filter.” If we are going to get past the mental filter, how can we do it in a way that doesn’t land flat on its face or go too…