Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm backing young companies that are moving the world forward.
Previously, he was a columnist at The Wall Street Journal and an analyst at The Motley Fool. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and was selected by the Columbia Journalism Review for the Best Business Writing anthology.
In 2013 and 2016, he was a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award and Scripps Howard Award. Morgan walks audiences through the cognitive biases that cause investors to become their own worst enemies, and explains how understanding your own behavior can be the key to reaching your financial goals.
He has authored two books: Everyone Believes It; Most Will Be Wrong and 50 Years in the Making: The Great Recession and Its Aftermath.
"Morgan Housel's explanatory skills are simply superb. Best of the class," praised the judges of the prestigious Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm backing young companies that are moving the world forward.
Previously, he was a columnist at The Wall Street Journal and an analyst at The Motley Fool. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and was selected by the Columbia Journalism Review for the Best Business Writing anthology.
In 2013 and 2016, he was a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award and Scripps Howard Award. Morgan walks audiences through the cognitive biases that cause investors to become their own worst enemies, and explains how understanding your own behavior can be the key to reaching your financial goals.
He has authored two books: Everyone Believes It; Most Will Be Wrong and 50 Years in the Making: The Great Recession and Its Aftermath.
"Morgan Housel's explanatory skills are simply superb. Best of the class," praised the judges of the prestigious Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
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M.C., Construction Financial Management Association – Chicago Chapter
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