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The assessment of worthiness
Photo by Wan San Yip on Unsplash When a beloved leader is gone, the eventual successor will inevitably hear about having 'big shoes to fill.' We all have an understanding of what that means - whether we are the one filling said shoes or are just a...
The lost art of waiting
“Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait.” — Leo Tolstoy Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash The family was running at full speed when they came around the corner. Out of breath. All four ran up to the gate where the door had just closed -...
Recommended Reading from Q4
Happy New Year everyone - I wanted to highlight 3 great books from my Q4 reading you may enjoy. First up is White Holes by Carlo Rovelli. Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who takes the reader on a fascinating dive into a black hole. Most interesting, he...
Embracing mundanity through focus and practice
"The little moments of life are profoundly important precisely because they are the little moments that we live in and that form us." Paul David Tripp Photo by Baim Hanif on Unsplash Can you feel the stress permeating the air? It is college season right...
2024 in review
"I have always maintained that excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work" —Charles Darwin Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash A Happy New Year to you all! Some of you have been hearing from me by email for over 12...
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Family Office and Family Wealth
These articles were all drafted prior to David joining Greycourt in September 2023. He actively blogs on similar subject matter here.
- Pursuing 100 Years is Tough – and Not For All Families
- The Centrality of Investment to the Legacy Family
- How Fast Must a Family’s Assets Grow?
- Distribution Rate – The Only Variable a Family Can Control in Investing
- The Greatest, but Tenuous, Advantage for Family Investment
- The Value of Investment Advice vs. Its Cost
- What You Should Know Before Marrying Rich
- The Primary Risk for G1 Wealth Creators Starting a Family Office
- The Three Hardest Things For Family Enterprises to Do and Why
- What Do You Pay the People Who Make You Money?
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