This book brings together the foundational ideas that have shaped investment and wealth management over the past hundred years. Curating thirty landmark works—from Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor to contemporary classics on behavioral finance and family governance—the book offers a structured guide to the principles, strategies, and philosophies that underpin successful wealth stewardship.

Organized in three parts, the book surveys twentieth-century investment breakthroughs, twenty- first-century innovations, and the emerging canon of private wealth management. Each chapter distills the essence of a classic text, explains its historical significance, and demonstrates its relevance for today’s advisors and families. Topics include modern portfolio theory, risk management, behavioral economics, family enterprise governance, and intergenerational planning.

Designed as an accessible reference for practitioners and informed readers, this book addresses the complexity of managing family capital—taxes, trusts, governance, and human dynamics—while grounding practice in enduring ideas. By synthesizing a century of scholarship and experience, A Century of Wealth Management Wisdom provides wealth advisors, estate planners, and family office professionals with a definitive resource for navigating the challenges of preserving and growing capital across generations.

Gregory Curtis is the author of eight books, including three investment books: Family Capital, The Stewardship of Wealth, and Creative Capital. He is the author of nearly 50 white papers and journal articles on a variety of investment topics. He has lectured at Harvard Law School, the Tepper School at Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, all in the USA. He has also lectured at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, the University of Vienna in Austria, and Corvinus University in Hungary.