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Hartford investment company brings on new expert

Hartford headquartered investment firm Virtus Investment Partners aims to expand its investment education for advisors and clients by bringing on Brian Portnoy as its new vice president and director of investment education.

Portnoy is an expert on behavioral finance and alternative investments and the author of the recently-published “The Investor’s Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice.”

Portnoy joins Virtus from Chicago Equity Partners, where he was managing director and head of strategic initiatives and alternative investments since 2012.

He is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com and Yahoo!