Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby

Dr. Joseph Moore - How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn’t)

April 09, 2026

Tune in to hear: After studying 300 years of history, what is Dr. Moore’s current view with respect to the American Dream? Is it maybe simultaneously true that it’s easier to get ahead than ever for the average American, but that there is also rampant corruption and nepotism at a high level? How does the current U.S. housing crisis compare in severity to those in our past? What are some common misconceptions about what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to building wealth? Why do...

Marla Sofer - AI and BeFi: Why Tech and Human First Advice Go Together

April 02, 2026

Tune in to hear: Where do people consistently misperceive their own behaviors and their own financial tendencies? Also, what are the forces that drive those blindspots? Why do so many financial planning tools optimize for all the wrong things and how can we make client services better center the client and their goals? What are Marla’s hopes for the world of tech when it comes to minimizing the “knowing-doing gap?” Do people need more financial literacy or self-literacy/self-awareness? ...

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Write Your Story

December 11, 2025

Tune in to hear:What does Swiss-born British author Alain de Botton have to say about Macbeth’s cynical soliloquy on the brevity and meaningless of life? Why does he state that despair and hope are two sides of the same coin?How does storytelling make a truth durable in our minds by linking an idea to an ego?Why is our internal dialogue one of the most important stories that we tell? How can we go about making it a more productive dialogue and less self-depricating?How can Albert Ellis’ “ABC ...