Chicago Booth School of Business

Private Wealth Management

Chicago Booth School of Business

Finance Programs

About Programme

Protect and grow your wealth while building a lasting legacy.

Over five transformative days, Private Wealth Management brings together Booth’s world-renowned faculty, leading practitioners, and a select global cohort of peers to explore the complexities of managing and transitioning family wealth.

You’ll gain research-driven insights and practical tools to preserve and grow assets, clarify family purpose and governance, and apply advanced planning and tax strategies aligned with your long-term goals. The program’s flexible concurrent sessions allow you to tailor the experience to your personal wealth journey—meeting you where you are and equipping you for what’s next.

It’s not just about managing wealth—it’s about creating clarity, confidence, and continuity that endures for generations.

This program serves as an elective to:

Programme Content

Wealth Preservation and Growth

Learn the key drivers of preserving and growing wealth across generations.
Define your financial and family objectives within a comprehensive family enterprise strategy.
Explore family purpose and values as guiding principles for long-term stewardship.
Review lessons from families who have maintained and grown their wealth for multiple generations.

Investment Principles and Asset Allocation

(Optional) Participate in live-online pre-course sessions covering investing fundamentals—stocks, bonds, mutual funds, diversification, risk vs. return, asset allocation, and performance measurement.
Gain deeper insight into asset allocation “factors” such as value, momentum, and quality—and how they influence risk and return.
Examine real estate as an asset class, including its role in diversification and potential tax advantages.
Select investment strategies that are realistic, prudent, and tax-efficient.

Trusts, Planning, and Tax Strategies

Learn how trusts and sophisticated planning instruments can reduce tax exposure and enhance flexibility.
Explore strategies to ensure privacy, protect assets, and provide for multiple generations without diminishing motivation.
Understand how estate and tax planning intersect with family purpose and governance.

Advisor Alignment and Oversight

Understand the differences among investment, brokerage, and wealth management firms—and how to align their incentives with your family’s goals.
Decide how to evaluate, select, and oversee advisors who best serve your needs.
Build accountability through performance evaluation, good reporting, and transparency.

Governance and Entrepreneurial Stewardship

Explore governance systems that enable families to steward both financial and human capital.
Learn how to foster productive family dialogue about wealth, values, and purpose.
Embrace “entrepreneurial stewardship” as a mindset—combining rigor and vigor to ensure wealth motivates rather than demotivates.

Programme Objective

Define Purpose and Strategy

Clarify your family’s financial and personal goals—and align them within a long-term wealth strategy.
Explore the drivers of wealth preservation and growth across generations.

Apply Sophisticated Tools and Frameworks

Design and implement tax-efficient, multi-generational wealth strategies.
Evaluate asset allocation, trusts, and planning instruments with rigor and confidence.

Lead with Confidence

Oversee and hold financial advisors accountable for results, ensuring incentives align with your family’s interests.
Build governance systems that reflect your family’s values while sustaining prosperity.

Learn from Experience and Community

Gain insights from Booth faculty and industry experts who bring frameworks to life through real-world applications.
Exchange perspectives with other wealth owners navigating similar challenges and opportunities.

Leave with Impact

Walk away with a personalized action plan that makes your wealth strategy both purposeful and practical.

Programme Audience

This program is tailored for wealth owners with USD $20m+ in assets, helping families preserve, grow, and transition wealth across generations. Download the brochure for in-depth insights into who should attend, participant profiles, and the ideal candidate.

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Testimonials

"The PWM curriculum is built around an invaluable framework for preserving wealth and enhancing family happiness, covering everything from risk management to family governance. The program helped me organize my thoughts and identify gaps in my financial plan that I hadn’t considered. Now, instead of second-guessing myself, I feel confident knowing I’m following in the footsteps of those who have successfully navigated these challenges before."

Ashwin Srinivasan

Partner, P600 Advisors LLC

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