The Most Valuable Things in Life Do Not Involve Currency

This Element is an excerpt from It''s About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print and digital formats.

Restoring real perspective on life: what money will buy you and what it won’t.

If you had an hour to live, how would you describe the extraordinary moments of your life? Perhaps you would talk about som...