The Money Game
by Adam Smith (George Goodman)
A 1960s insider on the psychology of markets: the game, the players, the crowd. Witty, dated in details, timeless in spirit.
Read it if…
you want market psychology from the go-go years.
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Skip it if…
you want current advice.
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Three things you will actually use
- The stock does not know you own it.
- It is a game; know the rules.
- Know yourself first.
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Read the chapter on identity and anxiety.
Our verdict
Markets as game.
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