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David has been writing and blogging for over 10 years
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Patience as a “form of relation to the world”
What can we learn from the foremost house of luxury? Photo by nic chi on Unsplash This is a good one to highlight coming into year end. 60 Minutes just completed a profile on Hermes and specifically on its famed Birkin bag. You can view the...
The real meaning of stewardship
Long ago, a wealthy farmer was leaving on a long journey. His business was successful and increasingly so. And there was the problem. In his absence, who was going to take care of his affairs? He saw an opportunity. He gathered a few of his most trusted employees. He...
5 Books to Accelerate Your Holiday Shopping
The sprint to Christmas is upon us. The retailers are nervous - and maybe you are too. So in the spirit of helping, I thought I'd share 5 favorite reads from 2024 that would be good to put under the tree. Several of these I have highlighted before as they...
Climbing the dopamine hill of the real world
Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure. Happiness is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure. The former emerges passively. The latter takes work. Andrew Huberman We are all addicted to our phones. The research...
How are you doing with friendship?
I recently read Robin Dunbar's book Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships. Dunbar, a Professor at Oxford, is well known for his concept known as Dunbar's Number. Dunbar discovered that the number 150 reoccurs at astounding...
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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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