Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby

Educated at Brigham Young and Emory Universities, Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist and behavioral finance expert who helps organizations understand the intersection of mind and markets. Dr. Crosby's first book, Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, was a New York Times bestseller. His second book, The Laws of Wealth, was named the best investment book of 2017 by the Axiom Business Book Awards and has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and German. His latest work, The Behavioral Investor, is an in-depth look at how sociology, psychology and neurology all impact investment decision-making. Daniel was named one of the “12 Thinkers to Watch” by Monster.com, a “Financial Blogger You Should Be Reading” by AARP and a member of InvestmentNews prestigious "40 Under 40". When he is not consulting around market psychology, Daniel enjoys independent films, fanatically following St. Louis Cardinals baseball, and spending time with his wife and three children.

This week on Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Dr. Crosby is joined by Ryan Eisenman. Ryan Eisenman is the co-founder and CEO of Arch, a technology platform modernizing how investors and advisors manage private market investments. He co-founded Arch in 2018 to solve the fragmented and manual processes associated with private investing, building a platform that centralizes reporting, documents, and data across alternative investments. Under Eisenman’s leadership, Arch has developed a smart, intuitive platform that consolidates K-1 collection, capital calls, distributions, and performance reporting into a single digital interface—eliminating the need to navigate dozens of third-party portals. Today, Arch supports hundreds of leading allocators—including single- and multi-family offices, RIAs, private investment firms, banks, and institutional investors—and tracks nearly $500 million in private market assets on its platform. Prior to founding Arch, Eisenman worked across a range of financial services and technology organizations, including Deloitte, Techstars, and Routier, where he focused on business development, operations, and strategy. Eisenman earned his bachelor’s degree in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University, with minors in Economics and Corporate Strategy.

This week on Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Dr. Crosby is joined by John Crawford IV. John H. Crawford, IV, CFA is the Managing Director of Equity Investments at Crawford Investment Counsel and has been with the firm since 1990. John leads the Equity Investment Team working closely with the equity research analysts on stock selection and portfolio policy for all equity strategies. Prior to joining Crawford Investment Counsel, John worked at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.

This week on Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Dr. Crosby is joined by Matt Halloran. Matt Halloran, also known as MattGPT, is the Chief Evangelist for Zocks and a trusted voice at the intersection of communication, leadership, and technology in financial services. A seasoned keynote presenter, three-time author, TEDx speaker and industry expert, Matt brings more than 15 years of experience as an advisor coach and practice management consultant, helping professionals transform the way they connect with clients, teams and themselves. Known for his warmth, authenticity and signature “nice-guy rebellion,” Matt challenges outdated ideas of leadership built on pressure, perfection and posturing. Instead, he champions a more human approach rooted in empathy, curiosity and intentional listening. Over the course of his career, he has helped thousands of advisors and business leaders build deeper relationships, create more meaningful impact and rediscover the joy in their work through genuine human connection. Matt is the author of Shut the F Up and Listen, a practical and deeply relatable book that blends real-world stories, actionable exercises and proven tools to help people reconnect in an increasingly noisy and distracted world. His widely viewed TEDx talk expands on this philosophy and introduces the HOPE framework—Helping One Person Every Day—illustrating how small, intentional acts of presence and compassion can compound into lasting personal, professional and cultural change. With appearances on more than 1,000 podcasts, Matt is a natural storyteller who brings a rare mix of wisdom, humor and heart to every stage, conversation and audience. Whether speaking to advisors, entrepreneurs or leadership teams, his message consistently resonates because it is practical, honest and deeply human. At the core of everything Matt does is a simple but powerful mission: to help people communicate better, listen deeper and lead with love—proving that in a world increasingly driven by automation, humanity remains the ultimate competitive advantage.

This week on Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Dr. Crosby is joined by Jay Mooreland. Jay is a Certified Financial Planner practitioner, Investment Advisor Representative and Behavioral Economist. He has been advising clients since 1999, and has a great understanding on how investors are influenced by volatility and emotions – and its influence on their investment decisions. He has learned that the best thing investors can do is have a clear, concise investment strategy in place to help them weather the storms (both economic and emotional). Jay has a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance, as well as, a Master of Science in Applied Economics with an emphasis in behavioral economics. He has been published in financial journals on the topic of investor behavior, and is a regular speaker at financial conferences worldwide. Jay is an Investment Advisor Representative and will therefore act in the capacity of a fiduciary. This means he is legally obliged to act in your best interest. Jay holds Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) licenses: S-7, S-31 Jay and his wife, Lonnie, have two children and reside in Woodbury, MN. In his free time he enjoys cycling, traveling and reading.