There is not much in life that is more important than trust. It is the elemental glue in personal interactions, business relationships and society itself. It allows people to feel safe, collaborate, disclose important information, receive benefits and thrive. It…
In this quarterly feature, we help our readers get to know some of the people who work at Northwood Family Office. This quarter, Andrew Jeffery interviews Viraj Samani. Viraj joined us in 2018 and works on the client service and…
This is the third instalment in a series that explores a number of finance and investment concepts in both theory and in practice. Chemists use the term “volatility” to describe the tendency of a liquid or solid to evaporate at…
The following article was written by Northwood’s Chairman and CEO Tom McCullough, and was published by Barron’s magazine in April 2019. Read the original article on Barron’s In 1978, Prince Charles was 30 years old and had a bright future…
I’ve always loved to travel. Whether it be for work, school or pleasure, travel to new and unfamiliar destinations has been one of the few constants in my life over the past 10 years. I have now been to over…
People often ask who our clients are and where they come from. Looking down the list of our 60ish client families, about 50% percent are from entrepreneurial families. Some of them have sold their businesses and some of them still…
For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is once again pleased to offer the Rotman Family Wealth Management course. This three and a half day intensive program for family members and family office staff…
In this quarterly feature, we help our readers get to know some of the people who work at Northwood Family Office. This quarter, we introduce Scott Dickenson, who works on the client service and business development teams. 1. What do…
We all know that the main reason accountants become accountants is because they love working with numbers. They would certainly rather be working with numbers than, say, jackhammers or batons or legal briefs. Numbers are their thing, and accountants are…
Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask, the new book by Northwood Chairman Tom McCullough and family advisor Keith Whitaker, is now available for purchase on Amazon and other major booksellers. The global book tour kicked off…
