Expect More From Wealth
Prime Quadrant was founded on a simple conviction: that brilliant wealth management is the foundation, not the finish line. We work with ultra-high-net-worth families who refuse to settle on their capital, their relationships, their legacy, and themselves.
OUR PURPOSE
We elevate wealth beyond the balance sheet, aligning it with the relationships, purpose, and aspirations that define families who expect more.
Four-Quadrant Framework
Managing wealth well takes more than financial expertise. The person, family, and impact behind the capital all shape the definition of success. Our proprietary Four-Quadrant Framework is how Prime Quadrant helps families expect more from all of it.
My Wealth
Managing money with discipline, alignment, and expanded solutions.
Myself
Who you are beyond your wealth, and who you can become.
My Family
Capable stewards, clear governance, and shared language across generations.
My Impact
Directing capital toward the causes, communities, and changes you want to see.
Whom We Serve
The families we serve expect wealth management that meets the weight of what they’ve built. We keep the practice small so it always does.
Ultra-High-Net-Worth Family Offices
Your balance sheet has outpaced the models built to manage it. You want one partner with the full view.
Founders
You built something exceptional by seeing what others missed and refusing to accept ordinary. We manage wealth the same way.
Entrepreneurs
Our culture was built by entrepreneurs who know what running a business demands. We bring institutional access without institutional pace.
Heirs and Next-Gen
Your wealth came with a story. We help you decide what the next one looks like.
Why Work With Prime Quadrant?
Only a handful of firms work with families like yours. Here’s how we stand apart from them.
- Four-Quadrant Framework
We manage the wealth, the person behind it, the family it shapes, and the impact it creates. - Independent
Our compensation comes from our clients, primarily on a flat-fee basis. Nothing else shapes the advice we give. - Open Architecture
We build nothing of our own, which leaves us free to source the best opportunities anywhere in the world. Our advice follows the opportunity, never the inventory.
Prime Quadrant at a Glance
Years of Combined Relevant Experience
Ultra-Affluent Families
Assets Under Consultation ⁽¹⁾ in CAD
Families Empowered Through Education
Team Members, and Growing
Years Serving Families
⁽¹⁾ This figure represents Assets Under Consultation ™ (AUC) as of 9/30/2024 for Prime Quadrant, which is a different standard of measurement than discretionary Assets Under Management (AUM). We believe AUC fairly represents our comprehensive service model. We provide strategic consulting solutions across our client families’ entire universe of assets, regardless of the nature of those assets, how they were sourced or where they are custodied.
The 14th Annual Prime Quadrant Conference
An annual event bringing together 400+ investors in support of pediatric care and mental health.
November 5th, 2026 • Four Season Hotel, Toronto
Our Perspective
Giving Well: A Skill Worth Developing
White Paper: Financing Liquidity Without Liquidation
Prime Quadrant Market Outlook: Q1 2026
The Future of Finance is Feminine
How to Stay Connected with the People Who Matter Most
Three Lessons 2025 Taught Me (The Hard Way)
Prime Quadrant Market Outlook: Q4 2025
Prime Quadrant Partners Completes Real Estate Investment with Dalfen Industrial and Starwood Capital Group
Prime Quadrant Market Outlook: Q3 2025
Private Investments: Evergreen vs. Traditional Closed-Ended Funds
How Political Systems Shape Inflation and Growth
The Soul of the Family
Big Beautiful Bill? Not if you’re a Canadian Investor.
Prime Quadrant Market Outlook: Q2 2025
Adapting to a Liberal Minority: Strategy Amid the Storm
Navigating a Shifting Global Landscape
The Importance of Financial Literacy for Women
Prime Quadrant Market Outlook: Q1 2025
Canada Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Threat Looms
Proroguing of Parliament: What Ultra-High Net Worth Families Should Know
Daily Musings: How Personal Growth Transforms Business and Life
Navigating Uncertainty: How Families Can Prepare for a New Paradigm for Canada-US Relations
Incentives
The Hero’s Journey of the Family Investor
Prime Quadrant Access LPs – In Search of a Simpler Path
Family Dynamics – It’s More Important Than You Think
Inflation or Deflation – Why It Matters So Much
Three Crisis Strategies to Avoid
Should Families Invest in Hedge Funds?
ESG and Investing – No Longer a Choice
Best Practices in your Family Office Macrocosm™
Our Investment Principles
When Do We Tell The Kids How Much We Have?
Managing Private Fund Allocations
Your Family’s Most Important Goals
2021 – A Dickens Of A Year
Incorporating Tax in your Investment Planning
Auditing Your Family Office Macrocosm™
Is Your Family Office Secure from the Cyberworld?
Governance and the Family Enterprise
Why China Matters So Much To Your Portfolio
What to Make of SPACs?
Family Investing as a Hero’s Journey: What Would Rocky Do?
Monkey Predictions
CRM 2: Suitable, But Not Sufficient
Deferred Maintenance
Conflicts of Interest
Thank You, 2020: Lessons I May Not Have Learned Without You
Analyzing Real Estate Trends in a post-COVID World
Have You Thought About Your Exit Strategy?
Here to Stay: Why Private Equity Continues to Grow
Never, Hasn’t, Can’t and Won’t
Taking your Family to the Next Level
Building Wealth with Mutual Trust
Checklist Due Diligence
Funding Today, Fiscal Deficit Tomorrow
Being 100% Right on the Trend and 100% Wrong on the Execution
Family Cohesiveness: Learnings From The Pandemic
Howard Marks’ Memos
How Liquid Should We Be?
How Do I Know I’m Making the “Best” Decisions?
Fighting Complacency
Introduction to Rebalancing
Choosing Great Investments
Algorithms, Robo-Advisors and Investment Automation
Inadequate Diversification
Having a Carpenter Instead of a General Contractor
Home Bias Investing
Reactionary Investing vs. Strategic Investing
Failing to plan, planning to fail
My Barista’s Inspiration for the Year Ahead
The Brilliance of Avoiding Stupidity
The Five-Point Path to Generational Wealth Transfer – Part I
Investor Biases: Frame Dependence
Are You Clueless About The Financial Investment Fees You Pay?
The Real Truth About Financial Fees

