Insights
We’re excited to introduce Harvester Insights, a new content platform from Harvester Wealth, a Texas-based Registered Investment Advisor, launched in April 2022.
Harvester Wealth, founded by Alex Winslow, Chris Buck, and Brent Nicholson, offers wealth management and family office services to help select families align their resources with their core priorities.
We are profoundly grateful to our founding clients, whose trust, support, and feedback have been instrumental in shaping the value we provide to our clients. It is a privilege to serve your families. To learn more about our values and services, please visit HarvesterWealth.com.
Harvester Insights will delve deep into the intersection of investments, financial goals, personal values, and aspirations to help unlock the full potential of wealth and prioritize a life well-lived.
Here’s what you can expect:
⦁ Monthly Market Insights (MMI) + Quarterly Market Insights (QMI) Recap
Delivered at the start of each month, these updates will provide clear and concise recaps of key market trends, economic shifts, capital market performance, and major financial news.
⦁ The Crop Report (Quarterly Deep Dive)
Delivered on mid-April, mid-July, mid-October, and mid-January (Wednesdays at 10:00 AM CST), this research report alternates between timely financial planning topics, like tax strategies and estate planning, and investment insights, such as using TIPs to hedge inflation and managing interest rate risk.
⦁ The Weather Report (as needed)
When the economic skies darken, we’ll be there. Expect timely alerts to help you prepare for volatility or major macroeconomic shifts—your early warning system for economic “tornadoes.”
We'll feature this content in the Insights section of Harvester Wealth's website for future reference.
About Harvester Wealth: Rooted in legacy, driven by purpose and technology
We draw inspiration from Alex’s paternal grandfather, Kansas wheat farmer Dorris E. Winslow, who witnessed firsthand how a combination harvester, commonly known as a “combine,” revolutionized agriculture by increasing productivity 600 times, eliminating food scarcity, and creating new opportunities for future generations.
On his mom’s side of the family, Alex’s maternal great-grandfather, John J. Foley, moved to Dallas in 1901 to serve as the regional manager of the International Harvester Corporation. A highlight near the end of his career was the opening of the Transportation Building at the 1936 State Fair of Texas Centennial Exposition, which attracted great fanfare, including 20 tractors pulling floats for the opening day Exposition parade through downtown Dallas.
These “Harvester Combines” introduced automation and increased agricultural productivity by “combining” four harvesting functions at once:
⦁ Reaping
⦁ Threshing
⦁ Gathering
⦁ Winnowing
Just as that innovation transformed farming productivity, our technology-driven process combines four core functions to enhance the “yield” of your wealth.
⦁ Wealth Planning & Tax Strategy
⦁ Priority-driven Asset Allocation
⦁ Investment Management
⦁ Delivery of a Family Office Experience
Our services are delivered with a white-glove approach and a work ethic rooted in our heritage and values: integrity, family, faith, and thrift.
Pictured is Alex’s maternal great-grandfather, J.J. Foley, the Dallas Regional Manager of the International Harvester Corporation, testing new plow technology in 1920. J.J. Foley is pictured below opening the Transportation Building with a Hollywood movie star at the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration at the State Fair of Texas. Mr. Foley was also a board member of the Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, later renamed the Communities Foundation of Texas.
Alex’s paternal grandfather, Dorris “Pop” E. Winslow, is shown unloading grain from an International Harvester combine in June 1964. Dorris and his two sons, Steve and Gary, rose every morning before dawn to milk the Holstein dairy cows; furthermore, they tended to the fields during the planting and harvest seasons. His wife, Dorothy “Bebe,” managed all the bills and ensured that everyone was well fed and clothed, in addition to overseeing rental properties. I can still taste the cream layer from the barn milk tank. Next to the house was an apple orchard with honeybee hives.
Alex is pictured with his dad, Steve, on the Winslow family farm during the summer wheat harvest of 1984. Working as a farmhand and wheat truck driver instilled in Alex a Midwestern work ethic. Partner Brent Nicholson experienced a similar appreciation for hard work in the high plains of White Deer, Texas. Partner Chris Buck’s father was a bank president and fine wine collector, showcasing another remarkable agricultural bounty.
We can’t wait to share the first edition of Harvester Insights soon. Please follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn to stay connected and receive our latest updates.
Warm regards,
Alex, Chris & Brent
Please reach out if you have any questions or suggestions for research topics you would like us to explore.