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Gurney is a pioneering expert in the study
of psychology and money, and the founder and
CEO of Financial Psychology Corporation, a
North Miami, Florida-based financial consulting
company with a worldwide clientele. Dr. Gurney
has conducted groundbreaking research in the
psychology of money, interviewing tens of
thousands of people and applying statistical
analyses to those findings. Her studies were
the basis of her best-selling book, Your Money
Personality: What It Is and How You Can Profit
From It (Doubleday), and for the Moneymax®
Personality Profile. Developed to help people
identify, understand, and work with their
unique money management styles, Moneymax®
has been embraced by the international investment
and finance industry.
Dr. Gurney is a popular guest on radio and
television shows in the U.S. and abroad,
and has appeared on "Oprah" twice, CNN,
NBC Nightly News and CNBC, PBS specials,
and the "Today Show" in Australia and New
Zealand. Major magazines and newspapers
frequently interview her. Articles about
Dr. Gurney and her work have appeared in
the Sunday New York Times, USA Today, the
Wall Street Journal, Investors Business
Daily, the Washington Post, Newsweek, US
News and World Report, Forbes, Fortune,
Barrons, Money, Psychology Today, Mademoiselle,
Cosmopolitan, New Woman, Self, Esquire,
the Robb Report and a feature cover story
for Fidelity Focus. Her own articles are
published regularly on the GE Center for
Financial Learning, horsesmouth.com an online
subscription service for retail financial
professionals, Msmoney.com, and on America
Online. She also serves as an Advisory Board
member for the Journal of Wealth Management.
In
addition to her roles as researcher and
author, dr. Gurney teaches, trains and advises
individuals, groups and businesses I the
U.S. and throughout the world. Fortune 500
companies consult with her regularly. She
has served as a faculty member at Harvard
University's Annual Congress on the "Psychology
of Investing" and was a featured expert
on improving savings behavior among U.S.
families for the American Savings Educational
Council (a coalition of U.S. government
and private industry leaders). Just recently
she was chosen to represent the Federal
Reserve Bank and the Direct Deposit/Direct
Payment Coalition in their public relations
and media outreach programs. She is also
part of the College for Financial Planning's
2000-2001 Audio Tape Series.
Dr.
Gurney was chosen to be one of a select
group of nationally recognized financial
and educational leaders chosen to serve
on the Advisory board for the GE Center
for Financial Learning (www.financiallearning.com).
Comfortable
with groups of 20 to 200, Dr. Gurney has
also spoken at a long list of conferences,
both here and abroad. The groups she has
addressed include: the Securities Industry
Association Board, the International Association
of Financial Planners, the American Association
of Retired Persons, the National Association
of Women Business Owners, National Association
of Female Executives, and the Charles Schwab
Annual Conference.
Dr.
Gurney earned her Ph.D. degree from the
University of Southern California and taught
there from 1981 to 1987. She and her husband
reside in North Miami, Florida where Financial
Psychology Corporation is headquartered.
The company offers innovative education,
tools and services to provide individuals
and financial professionals with insight
into the psychology of financial behavior.
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