Bullish Thinking The Advisor's Guide to Surviving and Thriving on Wall Street

by Cass, Alden; Shaw, Brian F.; LeBlanc, Sydney

• ISBN13: 9780470137703
• ISBN10: 0470137703
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book teaches brokers that they don't have to remain passive participants in their stressful and volatile environments. If they recognize the warning signals associated with "under the radar" psychological stressors that manifest as symptoms of job burnout and depression, they can learn to cope and use the knowledge to become more successful. Alden Cass, PhD, introduces practical and proactive strategies to help brokers and advisors thrive in their field. This book is a guide for stock brokers to the dangers of depression and helps lead them back to a healthy (emotional and physical) state of mind and being. In the end, this book enables brokers to have their cake and eat it too. They can learn to be more emotionally disciplined at work and at home -- which converts to simultaneously having an enjoyable life and a lucrative business.

Author Biography

Dr. Alden Cass, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and performance coach for competitiveexecutives, athletes, and musicians. He is President and Chief Consultant of Catalyst Strategies Group, a team of psychologists specializing in coaching financial services executives and individuals performing under stressful job conditions. Dr. Cass conducted the nation's first clinical investigation in twenty-five years on the mental health of stockbrokers. He also writes a Web column for Trader Monthly magazine and TheStreet.com, and is a bimonthly columnist for On Wall Street magazine.

Dr. Brian F. Shaw, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry and public health science, a clinical psychologist,and one of the originators of applied cognitive-behavioral therapy. He is the coauthor of Addiction and Recovery For Dummies (Wiley) and Cognitive Therapy of Depression, and the principal of BFS Consulting, a sports and entertainment consulting firm based in Toronto, Canada.

SYDNEY LeBLANC is a thirty-year financial services industry veteran, journalist, publisher, and author, as well as a codirector of The Fisher LeBlanc Group.

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Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Hard Issues on Your Desk	p. 5
Emotional Issues	p. 11
Bullish Thinking	p. 27
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	p. 49
Plight of the Wholesaler	p. 61
Do You Know Your Mindset?	p. 71
The 10 Investor Styles	p. 81
Getting What You Want and Need from Others	p. 99
Family Therapy for Advisors	p. 115
Gender Challenges on the Street	p. 131
You Are Not Alone	p. 141
Dr. Alden Cass's Landmark Research Study	p. 151
Bad Medicine for Wall Street	p. 167
Recommended Readings and Resources	p. 179
Index	p. 181
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