Helping Families and Advisors with the Complexities of Wealth

Dr. Jim Grubman of FamilyWealth Consulting is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker, and educator in the multidisciplinary field of wealth counseling. He works with affluent families and their advisors to understand the many ways that wealth and life can be integrated successfully.

Using skills developed as a psychologist for over 30 years, he helps individuals and families work through the natural dilemmas of acquired or inherited wealth. He also teaches, trains, and collaborates with the important advisors in clients` lives. The goal - to help those with good fortune achieve their greatest potential.

Current Activities

Next Family Wealth Advisor Training Set For Philadelphia May 14-15 2012

Jim Grubman, Dennis Jaffe, and Northwood University are pleased to announce the next scheduled training workshop for advisors of ultra-high-net-worth clients, following the success of their pilot program last fall in Dallas TX. This intensive multi-day training offers UHNW advisors the opportunity to develop skills in areas related to family dynamics, governance, intergenerational decision-making, and legacy planning. For further information see For Advisors: Services.


Working with Family Dynamics: Becoming an Effective Family Advisor

In November, 2011, Jim Grubman and Dennis Jaffe held the first workshop on Working with Family Dynamics: Becoming an Effective Ultra-High-Net-Worth Family Advisor in collaboration with Northwood University, a global business school. Advisors from law, financial planning, accounting and wealth management practiced skills for working effectively with clients' family communication,  next-generation issues, and governance. This very successful pilot program will be repeated in other locations over time. For more information, go to For Advisors: Services.


Upcoming Events and Media

Events and Resources
  • New Communication Skills Article (download)
    Journal of Financial Planning,
    Nov.10,2011
    New article published in JFP Between the Issues by Dennis Jaffe and Jim Grubman
  • Raising Children of Affluence
    Ottawa, Canada,
    Jan.30,2012
    Host: Ernst & Young of Canada
  • 2012 Business and Wealth Management Forum - Keynote Address and Panel Discussion
    Denver CO,
    Sep.14,2012
    Host: Bob Veres of Inside Information