How to Thrive as an Introvert in Asset Management, with Joe Wiggins

[This episode will also be available on all major podcast platforms as of March 24, 2023. Follow the podcast to get notified as soon as new episodes drop: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts]‍

Imagine you are in a room full of people. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves and you think ‘how on earth am I going to survive’? If you recognize this, like me, you might be an introvert.
‍

For introverts, being social can be really exhausting, while extroverts typically get energized from being around people. Being on one or the other side of the introversion-extroversion spectrum can have a huge impact on how you experience life.
‍

In this episode, we explore what it means to be an introvert in asset management.
‍

Introverts make up about 60% of the people working in this industry, while that’s just 25 to 30% for the general public. With these stats, you would say that the industry offers the perfect environment for introverts to thrive. But according to today’s guest, that’s not necessarily the case…
‍

Joe Wiggins is the Chief Investment Officer of Fundhouse, and he has been working in asset management since 2004. For most of his career, Joe has been fascinated by behavioral finance and decision making. He runs a well-read blog called Behavioural Investment.com and he’s the author of 'The Intelligent Fund Investor’, his first book, which focuses on the erroneous beliefs and biases that can lead investors astray.
‍

We created this episode to increase awareness about introversion and how it plays a role in investing. Joe talks very openly about his personal experiences and how he found his way in the asset management industry. But we also look at this topic from a leadership perspective: what can managers do to create an environment in which both introverts and extroverts can thrive?

Links to people, books and resources related to this episode:

• ^{‍Joe’s LinkedIn and Twitter profiles and a link to the website of Fundhouse, where he works as CIO.}
• ^{‍His book The Intelligent Fund Investor (via Amazon) and his blog Behavioural Investment.com.}
• ^{Two books about introversion that I read in preparation of this interview: The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney (via Amazon) and Susan Cain's 2012 bestseller Quiet (via her own website).}