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Modern families

College-Bound Planning: Key Financial and Health Care Decisions
Understand key financial and healthcare planning decisions for families of college-bound students.

The Entrepreneur's Trust
Will your wealth plan encourage your children’s entrepreneurial spirit or foster complacency?

Wealth Planning for Couples Without Children
Planning considerations for modern families.

Tools to Transfer Values with Wealth
Maintain family harmony with these wealth transfer tools.

Five Ways to Make Year-End Philanthropic Conversations Meaningful
A guide to discussing philanthropy with your family.

Strategies for 2023 Year-End Charitable Giving
Make the most of your charitable donations.

Charitable Giving in a Down Market
Using time, talent, treasure and ties to make an impact.

Secrets of Successful Business-Owning Families
Successfully transfer wealth and values with these five secrets.

Building Relationships and Wealth Together
Psychological research on love and prosperity.

Money May Not Buy Happiness. But Purpose Can.
Find a common purpose today by developing a vision of future success.

Effective ESG: Align Your Portfolio With Your Values
Align your investments and values to achieve your financial goals

Can a Private Equity Partner Help Grow Your Business
U.S. private equity deal activity reached new heights in 2021. Private business investments exceeded $1.2 trillion for the year, a steep increase from 2020 and a more than 50% increase from the previous annual record.

Wealth Planning for Couples without Children
Northern Trust Institute President Pamela Lucina discusses planning considerations for couples without children.

Engaging the Next Generation in Philanthropy
A path to help you create a legacy of charitable giving.

How Will You Fund Your "Next Big Thing"?
A framework to raise capital for new opportunities.

Trust Chasms: Breaking Down Barriers with Younger Beneficiaries
Reduce the likelihood of conflict and misunderstandings in trust administration.

Making Decisions as a Family
Expand your dialogue to make better decisions and communicate purpose.

The New Longevity and End-of-Life Care
Prepare, communicate and revisit your advance directives.

Modern Families Need Modern Estate Plans
Estate planning has not caught up with changing family structures. Work with your advisors to overcome this disconnect.

Tying the Financial Knot: Unmarried Couples Need a Plan Too
Know your options as an unmarried couple.

Five Ways to Make Year-End Philanthropic Conversations Meaningful
A guide to discussing philanthropy with your family.

How a Vesting Event Revealed Flaws in an Executive's Estate Plan
Refining an estate plan to address concentrated equity risk.
OPTIMIZE YOUR WEALTH PLAN
Guided by The Northern Trust Institute’s evidence-based approach, our advisors can recommend strategies that have proven most effective for clients like you. Request a meeting to begin improving your plan.
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