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From one of the pioneers of index investing and a founder of factor investing comes a clear, calming, and empowering guide to building true wealth—rooted not in predictions, hacks, or market timing but in the science of how markets actually work.
In this accessible and engaging book, Booth explores:
- Why market prices reflect information faster than any individual can, and why this is good news for investors
- How to build a resilient, low-stress investment strategy using diversification, discipline, and patience
- How to avoid the emotional traps that cause investors to buy high, sell low, and miss long-term gains
- Why uncertainty is not a danger to be eliminated but a source of opportunity
- What “true wealth” really means—and how money can support a life of purpose, freedom, and meaning
Warm, wise, and refreshingly free of jargon, Stay Calm is both a practical guide to long-term investing and a philosophy for living with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re just starting out, rethinking your financial plan, or guiding others, this book will change the way you think about markets, risk, and what really matters.
About the Speakers
For more than 50 years, David Booth has been at the center of a monumental transformation in personal finance, collaborating with five Nobel laureates in economics along the way. As founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, an investment manager entrusted with $1 trillion in assets, Booth was part of a revolution that transformed investing from a game of speculation into a discipline grounded in evidence and long-term thinking. In Stay Calm, he shares the lessons, mindset, and stories behind that revolution—and shows readers how to apply them in their own lives.
Bob Pisani recently stepped away from his role as senior markets correspondent on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, after 35 years at CNBC. He is now focused on speaking, consulting and sharing the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime covering the intersection of markets and media. He is the author of Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange and has been a member of the Museum of American Finance’s Board of Trustees since 2021.