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Summer 2018 – From the Archive

Looking back to the Summer 2018 issue of The Northwood Perspective, a newsletter geared toward the interests of our clients, friends and colleagues.
Articles in this issue:
Chairman’s Message: Wealth of Wisdom
This year is Northwood’s 15th anniversary and one of my anniversary projects was writing a book entitled, Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask. The book features insights from more than 50 of the world’s top thinkers and practitioners in the family wealth field…
What Risk and Return Can I Get From “The Market”?
Markets tend to be cyclical, and we’re probably closer to the peak of a cycle than a trough. The “markets” have rarely been as expensive as they are at the moment, and higher prices today necessarily imply lower return expectations in the future…
Northwood Staff Profile – Mia Cassidy
The ‘Northwood Staff Profile’ consists of an interview with a key team member at Northwood. This quarter, we introduce Mia Cassidy, who started at Northwood in 2006…
The Deceptive Power of Compounding Interest
For some, 50 years may seem like an impossibly long timeframe, but with increasing human longevity, it will not be unusual to have an investment portfolio that lasts for 50 years (or even longer!)…