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Spring 2011 – From the Archive

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Tom McCullough
The Northwood Perspective

Looking back to the Spring 2011 issue of The Northwood Perspective, a newsletter geared toward the interests of our clients, friends and colleagues.

Articles in this issue:

Chairman’s Message: Integrated Thinking

While there are many excellent graduate schools in Canada, one of the reasons I chose to teach at Rotman is their vision of ‘Integrated Thinking’…

A Tale of Three Sectors

Canada has been an exceptional place to live and invest over the past 10 years. The list of reasons to be lucky to be a Canadian is longer than I could write in this article, but when we look at investing, the  analysis is actually quite simple…

How and When to Talk to Your Kids About Money

Despite an increasing willingness in our society to talk about pretty much anything, adults often struggle to decide when—or even if—they should have a conversation with  their kids about wealth and exactly what they should say…

Has Privacy Become Obsolete?

Privacy has been redefined. With the advent of social media and social networking, everyone knows everything about everybody…

The Finer Points of Choosing a Personal Representative

While undertaking research for a course that I am taking, I stumbled across numerous articles that listed the tasks and responsibilities of personal representatives, including the factors and qualities one should consider in selecting such a person…

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Tom McCullough

Tom McCullough is co-founder, chairman and CEO of Northwood Family Office. He is a frequent speaker on issues relevant to families of wealth and is the co-author of three books — Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask, Wealth of Wisdom: Top Practices for Wealthy Families and Their Advisors, and Family Wealth Management: 7 Imperatives for Successful Investing. He is an adjunct professor and executive-in-residence at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Wealth Management, and a member of the board and faculty of the Ultra High Net Worth Institute. He was awarded ‘Best Individual Contribution to Thought Leadership in the Wealth Management Industry (North America)’ at the 2020 Family Wealth Report Awards.

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