Richard Thaler

• Smart Choice

  By Olivia Mellan  |  May 1, 2010

  The originators of the Save More Tomorrow (SMarT) system--Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago and Shlomo Benartzi of UCLA--describe SMarT as a "choice architecture...

• The Psychology of Advice: Positively Irrational

  By Olivia Mellan  |  May 1, 2010

  One of the most difficult parts of an advisor's practice must be dealing with clients' irrational ideas and actions. As a psychotherapist who happens to...

• As Reform Bill Nears Release, a Renewed Call for the Fiduciary Standard

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2010

  Nobel laureates, economists, industry luminaries sign statement from Committee for Fiduciary Standard

• All In Your Head

  By Robert F. Keane  |  July 1, 2005

  Albert Einstein once reportedly said, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." While the great...

• To Learn More About Behavioral Finance . . .

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2005

  BOOKS Advances in Behavioral Finance by Richard Thaler (Russell Sage Foundation, 1993) Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein (John Wiley & Sons, 1996) Choices, Values,...

• Scoping the Competition

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2000

  At the annual TD Waterhouse conference, the buzz w