I hope you are enjoying the “dog days” of summer (late summer in the Northern Hemisphere). Why are they called the dog days? For the Greeks and Romans, the dog days occurred around the time Sirius (the brightest star in…
Semi-conductor shortage, third wave, vaccine tourism, lumber prices, Dogecoin, cottage madness, Elon Musk hosting SNL. These are some things you probably didn’t expect to see in the headlines in 2021. The pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world and…
As I sit down to craft the latest reading list, I reflect on the change of pace we continue to see in the world with each passing day. Digital adoption has taken a quantum leap at both the personal and…
While the pandemic has taken away many of life’s enjoyable aspects, it has forced us to slow down, reflect and think about who we are, as individuals and as a society. This is a unique and defining moment and has…
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…
Sometimes, when we sit down to compile our quarterly reading list, it can be a challenge to remember the significant political and economic events that occurred in the past three months. The second quarter of 2020 was most decidedly not…
It’s 2020 - the beginning of not only a new year, but a new decade. The last decade was a tumultuous one geopolitically, but a successful one for investors. And much better than the previous decade which featured both the…
We wanted to let all of our regular readers know that Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask is still available for sale on Amazon. The book came out in December 2018, but would make a great…
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…
With the holidays now long gone, we figured it was finally time to post the latest edition of The Northwood Reading List. We sent this list out to our subscribers in mid-December, but haven't had a chance to post it…
