Success without contribution is success without significance.

For many of us, money feels like the compass directing our lives. The accumulation and preservation of wealth can easily become our goal, our pursuit, and our drive. We believe money will fix our problems and secure our future.

But money can create its own set of problems: loneliness, defensiveness, entitled children. The strategies of asset protection designed to be a safeguard can turn into a cage.

Todd DeKruyter wants to help you navigate the personal challenges of affluence. He draws on...