On money,and everythingthat is not spreadsheets.
Essays on how people behave around money. Each is tagged to the Gene it speaks to. Our denser research lives in Fingene Labs.
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Knowing Isn’t the Hard Part
Most people can already explain a sensible money plan. The trouble starts somewhere between understanding it and living it.
What we meanWhat We Mean by “Education-Only”
Fingene will never tell you what to buy, sell or hold. Here is what that promise includes, and why we hold to it.
A common mix-upWhat “Not Your Credit Score” Actually Means
Next to the Behavior Score there is a small pill that says what it is not. Here is why that line matters.
How behaviour shapes money
Three essays on states, feeds and windfalls.
Recognise a pattern
Meet a few Genes through everyday moments.
What Fingene is, and is not
Short answers on scope, scores and research.
Everything, in order.
Knowing Isn’t the Hard Part
Most people can already explain a sensible money plan. The trouble starts somewhere between understanding it and living it.
5 min02
Why Your Brain Becomes a Worse Financial Decision-Maker Every Time You Open Instagram
Scrolling is not just a way of spending time. It changes the state you are in when you decide.
5 min03
The Lottery Winner Problem: Why More Money Doesn’t Fix Your Relationship With It
The familiar story of a windfall that goes wrong is usually about habits, not luck.
7 min04
You’re Not Bad With Money. You’re Running on Empty.
A budget made at the start of the week does not survive a tired Thursday. That says something about the budget, not about you.
6 min05
Are You a Stacker? Here’s What Your Money Patterns Are Telling You
If automatic transfers feel like relief and surprises feel like threats, this may sound familiar.
5 min06
Are You an Anchor? Here’s What Your Money Patterns Are Telling You
If your week feels better or worse depending on how money feels, this may be your pattern.
5 min07
What “Not Your Credit Score” Actually Means
Next to the Behavior Score there is a small pill that says what it is not. Here is why that line matters.
5 min08
What We Mean by “Education-Only”
Fingene will never tell you what to buy, sell or hold. Here is what that promise includes, and why we hold to it.
4 min09
A Stacker, a Wildcard and a Vault Walk Into a Group Chat
Three friends plan one weekend away. Same budget, three very different conversations.
4 min10
Inside Fingene Labs
What the research arm does, how we publish, and what a working paper is and is not.
6 min
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