Boston Private has released an exclusive report on the emotional factors that underlie our relationship with wealth: why we pursue wealth, how wealth makes us feel, the ‘costs’ of wealth, among others.

Structuring your investment portfolio in terms of achieving your financial goals will help you to tune out the noise of market fluctuations. View risk as the probability of permanent loss between now and the date of the goal that your money is working towards. There will be volatility in your investments, but understanding that those fluctuations are not going to derail your future provides a less stressful investing experience.