Money alone won't make you truly rich, and wisdom without wealth won't pay the bills. The Wisdom and Wealth Solution shatters the myth that you must choose between a life of meaning and a life of money. Through his LIVING360 method, UC Irvine adjunct professor and seasoned wealth advisor Feroz Ansari unites both sides of the total wealth equation: wisdom wealth and financial wealth. In this road map to prosperity, you'll discover these invaluable lessons: * Break Out of Your ""Concrete Box"": Escape the inherited scripts that restrict your potential, happiness, and identity. You'll gain a deeper understanding of yourself and the world, from faith and politics to free will and genetics. * Strengthen Your Purpose: Cultivate the values and relationships that give your life meaning, resilience, and success. * Build Unshakable Financial Freedom: Master money on your terms. From monthly cash flow to long-term investing and risk management, learn research-backed strategies to create lasting financial security. No more trading happiness for a paycheck or postponing joy for ""someday."" This actionable guide joins the mindset shifts and the in-depth money blueprint needed to prosper. If you crave a richer life, one grounded in intention, empowered by knowledge, and supported by financial freedom, create total wealth and start LIVING360.
Feroz Ansari is an adjunct professor at the University of California-Irvine and a senior principal and portfolio manager at a registered investment advisor. He also serves as chair of the Todd & Lisa Holbrook Center for Investment and Wealth Management at UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, a center of excellence for financial education and wealth management research. For more than three decades, Feroz has helped thousands of clients and students discover meaning, purpose, and financial security. His work centers on the development of total wealth-the integration of Awareness, Action, and Acceptance-as a pathway to both emotional fulfillment and long-term financial security. He is a Certified Financial Planner (R) professional and holds a master of international management (MIM) from Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management, along with an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, Pakistan. Feroz has completed advanced programs in portfolio management, leadership, and finance at Oxford University (UK), INSEAD (France), Harvard Business School, Citi Training Center (Singapore), and Euromoney. He has also led training programs in treasury management and foreign exchange for financial institutions in Dubai. He is the creator of LIVE360, a life-satisfaction and purpose-development program featured in The Wall Street Journal. Feroz is also the founder of the ""Investment, Financial Planning & You"" (IFPY) summer program, which delivers financial-literacy and life-planning education to high school students nationwide. Each year, he volunteers three weeks of his time to teach financial literacy programs at UC Irvine. Under his leadership, IFPY has generated more than $1 million to support financial-literacy initiatives for underserved youth, including the LifeVest program, impacting more than 400 students annually. Beyond his professional work, Feroz is passionate about golf, travel, books, and lifelong learning. He enjoys traveling with his wife of thirty years and playing golf with his two sons-content now to break ninety, though he once celebrated a proud seventy-nine.
