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Brian Portnoy, Ph. D.
Known for: How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How They Save, Spend, and Invest, The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning
Books by Brian Portnoy
How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How They Save, Spend, and Invest
In this collection, financial advisors and investment professionals share their personal approaches to money management. Rather than focusing on abstract theories, the book reveals how experts actuall...
The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning
In The Geometry of Wealth, behavioral finance expert Brian Portnoy explores how people can align their financial decisions with a meaningful life. He argues that true wealth is not about accumulating ...
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The Diversity of Financial Voices and Philosophies
From the outset, Brian and I sought breadth and honesty. We invited advisors, fund managers, financial planners, and educators to contribute essays that went far beyond technical mechanics. The result was a mosaic of perspectives that underscored one crucial truth: there is no universal map for fina...
From How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How They Save, Spend, and Invest
The Psychology and Emotion Behind Financial Choices
If there is one thread running through every essay, it is emotion. Money activates deep psychological circuits—hope, fear, pride, and belonging. Brian, whose expertise in behavioral finance shaped the book’s vision, often reminds me that we do not pursue financial well-being in isolation from our em...
From How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How They Save, Spend, and Invest
The Geometry Metaphor
When I began reflecting on why so many intelligent, financially successful people still felt lost, I realized we needed a new way to visualize the relationship between money and happiness. Hence the idea of geometry. Geometry provides clarity in dimensions—lines, angles, shapes that define space. Si...
From The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning
The Three Shapes of Wealth
The first and most profound shape of wealth is the triangle of purpose. Throughout human history, people have yearned to understand what gives their lives meaning. Without a clear sense of direction, money is like wind—it moves, but it doesn’t get us anywhere. Purpose turns resources into tools for ...
From The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning
About Brian Portnoy
Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., is an expert in behavioral finance and the founder of Shaping Wealth, a financial wellness platform. He has over two decades of experience in the investment industry and is also the author of The Investor’s Paradox. Portnoy’s work focuses on helping individuals and organization...
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Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., is an expert in behavioral finance and the founder of Shaping Wealth, a financial wellness platform. He has over two decades of experience in the investment industry and is also the author of The Investor’s Paradox. Portnoy’s work focuses on helping individuals and organization...
Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., is an expert in behavioral finance and the founder of Shaping Wealth, a financial wellness platform. He has over two decades of experience in the investment industry and is also the author of The Investor’s Paradox. Portnoy’s work focuses on helping individuals and organizations understand the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness.
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