Is “affluenza” a real disorder?
Here is a story for CNN.com that quotes some of my thoughts on the recent “affluenza” defense: Attorneys for Texas teen Ethan Couch claimed that his “affluenza” meant he was blameless for driving drunk...
View ArticleHelping with indecision about finances
A recent article from Financial Advisor IQ on helping the indecisive client with advice from Dr. Mary Gresham: Helping Clients When Indecision Has Them Stuck By Paul Hechinger “I’m not sure.” “Yes,...
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Standing in your client’s shoes
Veronica Dagher of the Wall Street Journal, quotes Dr. Mary Gresham: After a client of Catherine Seeber lost her husband in a boating accident, the widow naturally felt angry and alone.The woman also...
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Family Communication Survey on Money
While the majority of wealthy parents have strong ideas about how their children should use the wealth they will inherit, most are waiting until their children are well into adulthood to discuss those...
View ArticleMy Dream Come True: The Clark Howard Show
What are your dreams? What do you want to accomplish with the time and money that you have? One of my dreams has always been to have Clark Howard mention the field of financial psychology. Every night...
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The New Retirement: 8 Steps to Protect Your Financial Capacity
September, 2014 One of the great gifts of the last century has been the public health movement which has added to the health and well-being of the US population. Advances in public health have added...
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My Adventures at FinCon
As I looked around the room, I noticed that I was the oldest person there and everyone seemed to know each other. This is a situation that could easily trigger social anxiety and awkwardness....
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Do I have a “Money Personality?”
We psychologists spend a lot of time in graduate school studying personality theory, personality testing and personality traits. What we usually mean by the word “personality” is a set of...
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Presentation on Financial Coaching 2/26/2015
Effective Financial Coaching Includes an Understanding of One’s Money Psychology” February 26, 2015 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Financial coaching: What is it? What makes a good coach? Learning how to...
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My interview with IRC wealth as a financial psychologist
Here is the transcript of my interview with Joe Schum from IRC Wealth in which we have a conversation about financial psychology and how it works. In this conversation we discuss financial well-being,...
View ArticleWomen’s Money Empowerment Network
Laura Mattia is a financial planner in Sarasota who has specialized in women and money. As a result of seeing many women, including her mother, in vulnerable financial situations, she has developed the...
View ArticleMoney issues and COVID-19
In the most recent financial downturn in 2008 I did a lot of research on the elements of financial loss that might apply to families in the U.S. Our country differs from other Western developed...
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