I am a semi-retired investor of real estate, equities and the like, but since 2003 I’ve been very interested in quotations about values and virtues, and how things like truth, wisdom, love, creativity, honor, compassion, and tolerance can benefit the individual as well as society at large. I graduated at the top of my class from a top school and then earned a master's degree in psychology. I've always been interested in applied philosophy and personal growth.

I received a number of endorsements and a couple professional book reviews I am proud of regarding my three prior books (2005, 2006, and 2017). These self-published books centered around quotations about values/virtues/wisdom, essays about values/virtues/wisdom, and interviews of experts on values/virtues/wisdom (respecitvely). But with Wisdom: A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought (2022), I am looking to take this more personal, more “conventional” book to the public in earnest because I believe now is such an important time in American society for wisdom and good values!