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's The 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
Ca pital One.This is Banking Reimagined.

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TGL001: Wealth and Happiness with Brian Portnoy