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Wealth Management

Financial Education for Families

Successful wealth management requires a fundamental understanding of personal finance, investing and estate planning.

At a Glance

Our Essentials Curriculum is designed to educate and empower learners of all ages to efficiently manage their resources now and in the future.

You made things very understandable and helped my daughter see things she should be thinking about now and in the future. She was very comfortable with you and said she felt more confident as a result of realizing she can comprehend (the dreaded) financial information.

Northern Trust Client

Since 2018

Kids and Money

Director of Family Education & Governance Amy Szostak and Director of Women & Wealth Steph Wagner discuss how parents can prepare their children to effectively manage wealth in the future through modeling behavior, leveraging teachable moments and financial education.

Kids and Money

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      How Our Essentials Program Works

      DESIGN A CUSTOM FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUR FAMILY

      Private, in person or virtual sessions

      Learn in a low-pressure environment and ask questions without reservation.

      Customized Curriculum

      Personalized learning experiences are tailored to your family’s unique learning objectives and needs.

      Practical Life Skills

      Gain valuable financial knowledge through real life examples and useful take aways

      Multigenerational Learning

      Empowers learners of all ages on the basics of personal finance. Recommended for ages 16-96.

      Essentials Curriculum

      Explore our curriculum of Essentials courses to build a financial education plan that addresses knowledge gaps and prepares your family to effectively manage wealth.

      Personal Finance Courses

      Money and Meaning

      Explore how “money messages” impact financial decisions and facilitate a healthy dialogue around wealth.

      Basic Financial Concepts

      Understand the time value of money, interest rates, inflation and the power of compounding.

      Spending and Saving

      Develop a plan for spending and saving that aligns with your values and goals.

      Credit

      Learn why credit is important, how to use credit cards responsibly and how to build credit.

      Retirement 101

      Understand the importance of saving for retirement, the differences between retirement accounts and common mistakes.

      Behavioral Finance

      Learn how emotions impact financial behavior and how to avoid common behavioral biases

      Information Security and Identity Protection

      Explore strategies to protect against cyber risks and responsibly manage your social media presence.

      Credit

      Learn why credit is important, how to use credit cards responsibly and how to build credit.

      Investing Courses

      Investing 101

      Understand the basics of investing, including the relationship between risk and return, volatility, asset classes and the importance of diversification.

      Investing 201

      Dive deeper into asset class performance, the importance of a long-term outlook and common investor mistakes.

      Estate Planning Courses

      Estate Planning Basics

      Understand considerations around your will, trusts and powers of attorney to help you create your estate plan.

      Understanding Trusts

      Learn trust fundamentals, such as the roles and responsibilities of grantors, trustees and beneficiaries.

      Transfer Taxes

      Better understand how gift, estate and generation-skipping taxes work in practice.

      Why Northern Trust

      The Right Expertise, When You Need It

      40+
      Specialty Areas

      Your dedicated team across banking, trust & estates, wealth planning and investing is also backed by a deep bench of experts across 40+ specialty areas.

      Best Private Bank

      Our longstanding commitment to service excellence is exemplified through consistent recognition by the Financial Times Group as the Best Private Bank 13 of the last 16 years.

      135+
      Years

      We have advised generations of wealthy families, for generations. There is no wealth management challenge we have not seen and solved for time and time again.

      The Northern Trust Institute

      Money Masterclass

      Make informed decisions by building your knowledge on financial concepts and principles.

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      Let us design a custom financial education program for your family.