Going through a divorce is challenging and emotionally exhausting, and the process is often time-consuming. This is especially true in affluent families where additional complexity can complicate the division of assets. It can take months or even years to arrive…
One of the most common questions we get from our clients is how to maximize the chances of a successful wealth transfer and retain strong family relationships. Clients want to ensure that their hard work and legacy continue to live…
Join Northwood Family Office's Tom McCullough at ACG Toronto's 19th Annual Capital Connection Conference on November 16th from 11:30 am - 12:20 pm EDT. Tom and other prominent leaders in the family office space will be panelists discussing direct investing in the family office…
Mozart had an extraordinary memory. At the age of fourteen, he was visiting Rome when he heard Allegri’s Miserere performed in the Sistine Chapel; later that day he was able to write out the entire score from memory.1 This piece was…
The finance world has long assumed that markets are “efficient”. In other words, investors’ actions are perfectly rational and they act in their self interest in order to maximize their personal benefit. It also assumes that everyone has access to perfect information…
If I had told you in the Fall of 2016 – not even five years ago – that Elon Musk would be the richest man in the world, a global pandemic would virtually shut down the entire world, and a…
Note: In the Northwood Perspective newsletter, we usually target our writing to current and prospective family office clients (i.e. those with $10M+ of investable assets). However, we are also aware that many other people read our newsletter on a regular…
In recent days, I have been seeing more and more families who are accumulating significant amounts of capital, selling businesses, experiencing family changes, and getting older. Many are beginning to think about whether a family office now makes sense for…
Quick quiz: Which U.S. President of the last 70 years presided over the largest overall percentage gain in the stock market? If you answered Bill Clinton, you are correct. Over his eight years in office from 1993-2001 the S&P 500…
The things that matter most in personal finance are boring. Spend less than you earn. Invest in a diversified portfolio. Choose an investment strategy that you can stick with when markets get rough. Avoid risking what you have to reach…
