Alden Cass

He conducted a groundbreaking behavioral healthcare study on retail stockbrokers, which indicated that 23% of the group measured met criteria for major depression. He writes a column for Registered Rep magazine, in which he shares skills to improve financial advisors' performance edge throughout volatile markets. He has created the Bullish Thinking Workshop, Subtle Sales Workshop and The Psychology of the White Collar Criminal Workshop for use in the financial, compliance, healthcare and legal realms.

His company works directly with brokerage houses and hedge funds to assess and improve employee productivity. His keynote lectures and workshops also focus on team building and team effectiveness. His research has been presented at both national and international conferences (A.P.A., ICPP). Cass has also conducted workshops with the Security Industry Association, The Silver and Zinc Institutes, the Money Management Institute (MMI), Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) and the London Bullion Market Association.

He has appeared in the following media: The Today Show, Fox News Live, New York Magazine, Business Week, CNN, CNBC, The Financial Times, The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, The New York Post, The Daily News, London Financial Weekly, The Washington Post, NY Newsday, On Wall Street Magazine, BBC Radio, Reuter's Business Newswire, The New York Times and The Boston Globe.

You can learn more about Dr. Cass at his websites www.competitive-streak.com and www.innervisionspsychological.com.

You can email questions to Dr. Cass at alden.cass@thestreet.com and he will endeavor to answer them in future columns.