Description

Today’s show is co-hosted by my colleague, Stig Brodersen, from the popular podcast, We Study Billionaires. Stig and I talk with Brian Portnoy, the director of Education at Magnetar Capital, a $13 Billion hedge fund and the author of The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning. Brian explores the role of money in a happy life.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• The role of meaning in a happy life
• The difference between experienced happiness and reflective happiness
• What changes when you reach, roughly, $75,000 in annual income
• How to avoid the hedonic treadmill
• How to underwrite a meaningful life
• What is funded contentment, and how can we apply it to our lives

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BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Brian Portnoy's The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money & Meaning
• Brian Portnoy'sThe Investors Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice
• Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman's High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being
• Brian Portnoy’s Website:Shaping Wealth
• Capital One.This is Banking Reimagined.

CONNECT WITH BRIAN PORTNOY

• Brian's Twitter Account
• Brian'sLinkedIn Account

GET IN TOUCH WITH SEAN MURRAY

• Sean's Twitter Account
• Sean'sLinkedIn Account
• Email:Sean@TheInvestorsPodcast.com
• Website:RealTime Performance, Inc.
• Weekly Newsletter:RealTime Performance Newsletter

Read the full transcript and show notes on: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/the-good-life/

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