Nick Murray: ‘The Investor Is Hardwired to Be His Own Worst Enemy’

Our guest on the podcast today is Nick Murray. Nick has written several influential books about investing and financial advice, including The Game of Numbers, Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth, and his latest, This Time Isn’t Different. His newsletter for financial advisors is called “Nick Murray Interactive,” and he also frequently leads seminars for financial advice professionals. Nick started out at EF Hutton, then moved on to Shearson and eventually to Bear Stearns. Since then, he has built his career around advising financial advisors.Background About Nick Murray Nick Murray Interactive newslettersBooks and E-Books This Time Isn’t Different: Shockproofing Our Clients The Game of Numbers: Client Acquisition for Financial Advisors 2010 Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth Nick Murray’s Scripts: What to Say and How to Say It Behavioral Investment Counseling Talking It Over, Just The Two Of Us: A Guide for the Financial Advisor’s Life Partner with Joan Murray Around the Year with Nick Murray: Daily Readings for Financial AdvisorsPodcasts and More “Financial Advisor Nick Murray,” Bloomberg Masters in Business podcast by Barry Ritholtz, Aug. 7, 2015 “The Man Who Saved My Career: How Nick Murray came along and showed me my true purpose in this business,” by Josh Brown, downtownjoshbrown.com, May 21, 2024 “The Value Proposition of a Financial Advisor With Nick Murray,” The Unlock podcast, May 21, 2024 “The Golden Door For Financial Advice With Nick Murray,” The Unlock podcast, May 31, 2024 “My Financial Planning Heroes: Nick Murray,” by Juniper team, juniperwealth.co.uk/blog, Jan. 1, 2025 “Nick Murray’s Hard Truths for Advisors” by Jane Wollman Rusoff, thinkadvisor.com, March 5, 2015 “Lessons Learned From the Legendary Financial Advisor Nick Murray,” Think Smart With TMFG podcast, Oct. 14, 2022 “Murray: Financial Healing,” Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack, May 6, 2016