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Author Archives: Kerry
What drives us to get our bling on
According to the urban dictionary, the term bling came in to the modern vocabulary in the 1990s, possibly imported from Jamaica by American rappers, and meant to indicate either the imagined play of light bouncing off shiny jewelry, or the sound … Continue reading
If everyone is winning, how come we all lose so much? The perils of hot stock tips
I have a friend — we’ll call her Ai — who has made some disastrous investment decisions. You see, Ai worked for a long time in the high tech sector, where Ai was exposed to a large number of tech … Continue reading
The self-enhancement bias: Or, how I ended up with the Slap Chop
Recently, a friend of mine was asked how tall he was. He quickly replied, Do you mean in person or online? He was joking of course, but the joke is funny because we all know that people tend to, well… … Continue reading
Sunshine on my portfolio makes me happy
There are armies of very smart, very well educated, numbers- and facts-focused people on Wall Street and in other stock exchanges around the globe. The sharpest minds from the best schools compete at the highest levels for any advantage at … Continue reading
And the poor get poorer: How our life histories shape our response to financial trouble
When “primed” (reminded, made to think about) with threats to their financial wellbeing, people who were poorer as children were more likely to respond by making more impulsive, riskier choices than usual, whereas people from more secure backgrounds did the opposite. Continue reading
She’s not looking at you: What really inspires a woman to go shopping
Recently, I have discussed research demonstrating that when men engage in conspicuous consumption, such as buying an expensive sports car, they are often doing so in order to signal to potential mates that they are good mate bait. Not only … Continue reading
Men are from Mercedes. Women are from Versace.
Earlier, we described research that demonstrated that when men are reminded of mating, they tend to engage in conspicuous consumption (i.e., buying that new Mercedes) as a way of signaling their potency as mates. And, we discussed research that demonstrates … Continue reading
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Do Chick-magnets really work? Corvettes, Testosterone & Peahens
We all know the cliché of the middle-aged man who responds to a “mid-life crisis” by buying a Corvette. Other cultures and times have their own versions of the Corvette, but the principle appears to be universal: when men feel … Continue reading
