Wealth of Wisdom - by Tom McCullough & Keith Whitaker (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This book will identify and demonstrate the practical activities wealthy families take to ensure their continued success and development. It will be organized into nine sections: Thinking through what matters most Planning thoughtfully Investing wisely Raising the rising generation Making shared decisions Combing family and business Giving well Seeking sound advice Facing the future Global leaders in family wealth will contribute the very best practical tools, exercises, activities, cases studies, questionnaires, and worksheets that families and their advisors can use. Each section will have an introduction from the authors and will feature chapters from recognized experts on the one of the key topics in the section where they share practical tools that families can use to develop this area of their life and wealth. The book will also contain chapters on the best practices of executing family activities and tips from experienced practitioners to achieve a successful outcome"--

Book Synopsis

Discover practical tools and strategies for helping wealthy families retain and grow wealth

In Top Practices Wealthy Families and Their Advisors, accomplished family wealth experts Tom McCullough and Keith Whitaker deliver a comprehensive collection of practical activities that members of wealthy families can undertake to ensure their continued success and development.

The book contains over 50 chapters, each highlighting a practical tool, exercise, or activity that can be applied by advisors or family members themselves. Each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field who has used the highlighted tool, exercise, or activity over many years with great success.

The book shows readers how to:

• Identify the factors that matter the most when it comes to retaining and growing family wealth
• Plan thoughtfully, invest wisely, and raise the next generation
• Share their decision making prudently and carefully combine family and business
• Incorporate charitable giving into an overall wealth strategy and seek sound advice

Perfect for family wealth advisors, financial planners, and private bankers, Top Practices for Wealthy Families and Their Advisors is also an indispensable resource for managers of family trusts seeking to protect and advise their clients.

From the Back Cover

Protect and grow family wealth and relationships with concrete strategies for high-net-worth families and their advisors

Wealth of Wisdom: Top Practices for Wealthy Families and Their Advisors is a practical and hands-on toolkit containing exercises, techniques, templates, and strategies that can be immediately applied by wealthy families and their advisors to help protect and grow their financial resources and family relationships. The included tools encourage readers to think through and determine their highest priorities, plan thoughtfully for the future, invest their assets wisely, raise the next generation of family leaders, and more.

Exercises like the Family Self-Assessment Tool and the Family Money History Questionnaire reveal foundational and important truths about the structure and behavior of wealthy families, while techniques like the Core Values Exercise demonstrate where family priorities lie and how to make decisions as readers move into the future.

An indispensable guide for family office professionals and other practitioners who advise wealthy families as part of their practice--as well as members of high-net-worth families themselves--Wealth of Wisdom: Top Practices for Wealthy Families and Their Advisors is a one-stop, authoritative resource collected by two of the leading advisors and practitioners in family wealth today.

About the Author

TOM McCULLOUGH is Chairman and CEO of the Northwood Family Office, a multifamily office that serves the comprehensive needs of families of wealth. He has more than three decades of experience in the field of family wealth management and is an Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-Residence at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He is the co-author of two other books -- Family Wealth Management: Seven Imperatives for Successful Investing, and Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask.

KEITH WHITAKER, PhD, is president of Wise Counsel Research, a leading consultancy to families with wealth on governance, communication, and the development of rising generation leaders. He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, and has co-authored six other books for Wiley, including Cycle of the Gift, Voice of the Rising Generation, and Complete Family Wealth.