Mastering the Moneyed Mind Volume I

<b>This book invites readers to consider for themselves stories of mass mind-control perpetrated by marketing mavens who utilize (and perhaps manipulate) insights from behavioral psychology to generate rank materialism manifested in ever-increasing consumption palatable to the public.</b><p><i>The Causes Culprits and Context of Our Money Troubles</i> is the first book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher Bayer the Wall Street Psychologist. Informed by more than 30 years of research in the areas of economics/finance and psychology Dr. Bayer explores the history of our relationship with money-specifically the role morality and the concept of virtue has played in that history and the wealth versus money dichotomy.</p> <p>Filled with tales and exemplifications the book introduces readers pseudonymously to sample patients of money -mind imbalances such as the 11 million-dollar man who becomes corrupted by money's influence that unbalances their internal gyroscope (internal moral compass). It draws readers to examine past- and present-day corruptions derived from money's influence and compels them to examine concepts and theories from great economists of yore (e.g. Adam Smith Karl Marx and J.M. Keynes) to create a theoretical foundation for what the author calls a Gyroscope methodology.</p><p>As a foundational tool in the series this book invites readers to consider for themselves stories of mass mind-control perpetrated by marketing mavens who utilize (and perhaps manipulate) insights from behavioral psychology to generate rank materialism manifested in ever-increasing consumption palatable to the public.</p>