The Geometry of Wealth: How To Shape A Life Of Money And Meaning
by Brian Portnoy  (Author)

About the Author
Brian Portnoy, PhD, CFA, is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money. In his book, The Geometry of Wealth, he tackles the challenge of not only making better investment decisions but also how money figures into a joyful life. He is currently the Director of Investment Education at Virtus Investment Partners and has spent the last 25 years as educator, investor, and strategist. He holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago and currently lives on the north side of Chicago with his wife and three children.

About this book
In The Geometry of Wealth, behavioral finance expert Brian Portnoy delivers an inspired answer based on the idea that wealth, truly defined, is funded contentment. It is the ability to underwrite a meaningful life. This stands in stark contrast to angling to become rich, which is usually an unsatisfying treadmill.
At the heart of this groundbreaking perspective, Portnoy takes readers on a journey toward wealth, informed by disciplines ranging from ancient history to modern neuroscience. He contends that tackling the big questions about a joyful life and tending to financial decisions are complementary, not separate, tasks.
These big questions include:

• How is the human brain wired for two distinct experiences of happiness? And why can money"buy" one but not the other?
• Are the touchstones of a meaningful life affordable?
• Why is market savvy among the least important sources of wealth but self-awareness is among the most?
• Can we strike a balance between pushing for more and being content with enough?
  

This journey memorably contours along three basic shapes: A circle, triangle and square help us visualize how we adapt to evolving circumstances, set clear priorities, and find empowerment in simplicity. In this accessible and entertaining book, Portnoy reveals that true wealth is achievable for many -including those who despair it is out of reach - but only in the context of a life in which purpose and practice are thoughtfully calibrated.

Table of contents
    About the author
    Introduction: A Story About Three Shapes
Taking Shape
    1. Alone Together
    2. Adaptive Simplicity
Purpose
    3. The Places You Might Go
    4. What Matters
    5. Yes, Not Really, It Depends
Priorities
    6. Setting Priorities
    7. Making Decisions
Tactics
    8. Gray Matter
    9. Four Corners
Shapeless
    10. You Are Here
    The Geometry of Wealth: Recap
    Acknowledgements

Length: 232 pages
Publisher: Harriman House (June 11, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0857196715
ISBN-13: 978-0857196712