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    The Investor's Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice
    The Investor's Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice
    The Investor's Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice
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    The Investor's Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice

    Written by Brian Portnoy

    Narrated by Andy Paris

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    Investors are in a jam. A troubled global economy, unpredictable markets, and a bewildering number of investment choices create a dangerous landscape for individual and institutional investors alike. To meet this challenge, most of us rely on a portfolio of fund managers to take risk on our behalves. Here, investment expert Brian Portnoy delivers a powerful framework for choosing the right ones - and avoiding the losers. Leveraging the fresh insights of behavioral economics, Portnoy demystifies the opaque world of elite hedge funds, addresses the limits of mass market mutual funds, and discards the false dichotomy between " traditional" and " alternative" investments. He also explores why hedge funds have recently become such a controversial and disruptive force. It' s not the splashy headlines - spectacular trades, newly minted billionaires, aggressive tactics - but something much more fundamental. The stratospheric rise to prominence and availability of alternative strategies represents an explosion in the size and complexity of the choice set in a market already saturated with products. It constitutes something we all both crave and detest: More. THE INVESTOR' S PARADOX offers not only practical tools for investment success but also a message of empowerment for investors drowning in possibility.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 7, 2014
    ISBN9781490614106
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    Brian Portnoy

    Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., CFA, is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money. In his three books -- The Investor's Paradox, The Geometry of Wealth, and How I Invest My Money (edited with Josh Brown) -- he illustrates how to not only make better financial decisions but also figure out how money fits into a joyful life. Brian is the founder of Shaping Wealth, a financial wellness platform that works with individuals and organizations to make better money decisions. He has served as keynote speaker, seminar leader, and coach to thousands of investors on topics ranging from portfolio strategy to the connection between money and happiness. For more than two decades, Brian has worked in the hedge fund and mutual fund industries as portfolio manager and educator. He is a CFA Charterholder, earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago, and serves on the advisory board for the Alliance for Decision Education. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three children.

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