Wall Street Investment Strategist, Author, Professor
Michael J. Mauboussin is Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Previously, he was Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital, Head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse, and Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. He is also the author of several books, including More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places, named in The 100 Best Business Books of All Time by 800-CEO-Read. Michael has been an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School since 1993, and received the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009 and 2016. He is also chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, a leading center for multi-disciplinary research in complex systems theory.
The Investing Mind
A Guide to the Principles and Processes of Successful Investing
The ten most important attributes of successful investors — not what to think, but how to think well. Drawing on four decades on Wall Street and three teaching at Columbia.
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Michael J. Mauboussin is Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Previously, he was Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital, Head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse, and Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management.
He is the author of several books, including More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places, named one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time by 800-CEO-READ.
Michael has been an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School since 1993 and received the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009 and 2016. He is also chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, a leading center for multi-disciplinary research in complex systems theory.
Five books on how markets and minds work.
Research, articles & interviews, 1995–present.
Three decades of research, collected by era. The Consilient Observer continues today at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley.
Recommended reading.
A selection of the books that have shaped Michael’s thinking — across investing, decision-making, complexity, and the mind. Updated periodically.
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