Paul Crosthwaite

About the Author

Paul Crosthwaite is a distinguished scholar and author whose work illuminates the intricate intersections of finance, culture, and human psychology. With a background in English literature and expertise in economic history, he explores how stock market narratives have profoundly influenced societal attitudes toward wealth and risk over the past three centuries. In his acclaimed book Invested: How Three Centuries of Stock Market Advice Reshaped Our Money, Markets, and Minds, Crosthwaite deftly unpacks the evolution of investment advice, revealing its role in shaping modern capitalism and individual behaviors. A lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, he continues to contribute insightful analyses to academic and public discourse on the cultural dimensions of finance, blending rigorous research with accessible prose to demystify the forces driving our economic world.