{"product_id":"9781394386666","title":"Tough Minded: How Taking on Life’s Challenges Can Make You a Better Investor","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTough Minded: How Taking on Life’s Challenges Can Make You a Better Investor\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOrczyk Sissel, Shana\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTurn personal adversity into a sharper, more resilient investment mindset\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTough Minded: How Taking on Life's Challenges Can Make You a Better Investor\u003c\/i\u003e presents a distinctive approach to investment thinking from Shana Orczyk Sissel, a CAIA charter holder with over two decades of experience at firms including Fidelity Investments and Ariel Investments. Sissel draws on her own extraordinary life experiences to show how resilience under pressure translates directly into stronger investment decision-making. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter pairs a personal story of adversity with the specific investing principle it reinforced. Readers will discover how blue-collar roots and a scarcity mindset sharpen risk management, how surviving traumatic events reveals the connection between community disruption and financial markets, and how being underestimated cultivates the contrarian thinking that drives long-term investment success. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical insights on managing emotional decision-making during periods of market volatility and personal crisis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for developing a contrarian mindset built from real-world experience rather than abstract theory alone \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrameworks connecting personal resilience to disciplined risk management across traditional and alternative investment portfolios \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of how traumatic events ripple through communities, economies, and financial markets in measurable ways \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance on channeling a scarcity mindset into focused, opportunity-driven approaches to portfolio construction and wealth building \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for financial advisors, wealth managers, investment professionals, women in finance, and alternative investments enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eTough Minded\u003c\/i\u003e offers a singular perspective on how life's hardest lessons forge the mental toughness and emotional discipline that separate reactive investors from strategic ones. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Wiley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-11-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781394386666\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: cm xcm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46756444471436,"sku":"9781394386666","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394386666.jpg?v=1779496027","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394386666","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}