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Samantha Lamas

Samantha Lamas

 is a Morningstar behavioural researcher

What you can expect from a financial adviser
Personal Finance
What you can expect from a financial adviser
Things to consider as you hire, work with, and consider parting ways with a financial adviser.
The psychological shift from saving to spending in retirement
Retirement
The psychological shift from saving to spending in retirement
Why do people have trouble shifting from a saving to spending mindset in retirement? Researchers have plenty of theories though can't identify an...
Are you one of the 25% of retirees that spend too little money?
Retirement
Are you one of the 25% of retirees that spend too little money?
The psychology of retirement income: From saving to spending. 
Does your financial plan fit your core values?
Personal Finance
Does your financial plan fit your core values?
It should, and here's how to find them
The key to personal financial planning: Being lazy
Personal Finance
The key to personal financial planning: Being lazy
There are benefits to following a simplified approach.
Why it’s important to retire with purpose
Retirement
Why it’s important to retire with purpose
Retirement isn’t the freedom from work, but the freedom to do your life’s work.
More investing tools won’t solve all your problems
Personal Finance
More investing tools won’t solve all your problems
Behind every new tool is a human being grappling with how to use it.
Sometimes, it pays to focus more on 'personal' than 'finance'
Personal Finance
Sometimes, it pays to focus more on 'personal' than 'finance'
Personal finance is personal; or why you should focus on the value of non-monetary returns
Are you caught in a scarcity trap?
Personal Finance
Are you caught in a scarcity trap?
Fixing an ingrained scarcity mindset requires more than extra money, writes Samantha Lamas.
Investing basics: how to build strong financial habits
Personal Finance
Investing basics: how to build strong financial habits
Adopting mental shortcuts can help you stick to a budget.
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