Money and property are among the most pervasive forces in modern life, not just in English-speaking societies but all around the world. So it’s astonishing that there’s no professional association whose members are united by an interest in why people do what they do with their money and property.

Part of the problem is that money and property are at least as much about psychology as about economics, about communication and symbolism as about buying and selling. Economists by and large don’t bring the soft side of money and property into their theories, and psychologists don’t generally pay much attention to the hard side.

I’m hoping that the Association for Financial Psychology will make room for everybody who’s got a professional interest in the psychology of money and property: Academics in many disciplines (psychology, anthropology, sociology, political science, family studies, geography, architecture, and more), practitioners in many fields (financial services, sales and marketing, vocational counseling, family counseling, pastoral counseling, estate planning, law, interior and exterior design, and more), and “interested others,” whether students exploring new interests or lay people with important experience.

In short, our goal is to build a network of academics, practitioners, students, and other people who are interested in why people do as they do with their money and property. We’re a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and we have 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service, which means mostly that contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

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