
What Monopoly can teach about investing
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What if Monopoly wasn’t just a board game but a behavioural finance simulator? Adrian Saville, MBA professor at Gibs, joins Money, Markets, and Masterminds for the fourth instalment of our ‘Long Game’ series — and it’s not child’s play.
Citywire South Africa explores how he and his Gibs colleague, Professor Charlene Lew, reimagined the game to mirror real-world investing conditions. Their version introduces income inequality, random shocks, and moral quandaries — all to expose the investor’s greatest risk: themselves.
From overconfidence and first-order thinking to coalition dynamics and ethical blind spots, Saville shares the hard-hitting insights that have emerged from 15 years of running this simulation with MBA students. Whether you’re an adviser, fund selector, or simply fascinated by financial decision-making, this episode will challenge the way you think about strategy, risk and behavioural finance.
Citywire South Africa explores how he and his Gibs colleague, Professor Charlene Lew, reimagined the game to mirror real-world investing conditions. Their version introduces income inequality, random shocks, and moral quandaries — all to expose the investor’s greatest risk: themselves.
From overconfidence and first-order thinking to coalition dynamics and ethical blind spots, Saville shares the hard-hitting insights that have emerged from 15 years of running this simulation with MBA students. Whether you’re an adviser, fund selector, or simply fascinated by financial decision-making, this episode will challenge the way you think about strategy, risk and behavioural finance.