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When Does a Family Become a Family Enterprise?

Aug 19, 2016
At the inaugural FOX Global Owners Forum, I described the evolution that business-owning families experience—and the increased complexity they encounter—as they ...

Is the Multi-Family Office Pricing Model Broken?

Jul 20, 2016
Pricing at multi-family office firms is under pressure.That is one of the key findings in the 2016 FOX Wealth Advisor Benchmarking Study. Advisors are losing pri...

Staff Retreats: How They Can Benefit Your Family Office

Jul 14, 2016
When I was heading up consulting for FOX, I had the pleasure of spending a morning with the staff of a large family office at their three-day retreat in the wild...

How to Prepare for the New Overtime Rules

Jun 29, 2016
On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated the Fair Labor Standards Act and expanded overtime eligibility for millions of American workers by increas...

Guest Post: Why Family Businesses Need an Advocate in Washington

Jun 22, 2016
Family businesses in America generate 50% of the jobs, 64% of GDP and account for 61% of all privately owned businesses. While family businesses are very importa...

Three Reasons to Bring Outsiders Into the Family Enterprise

Jun 2, 2016
The more I learn from working with families, the more I realize that the relationships they have with their advisors are just like dating. One of the most import...

Cybersecurity and the Family Office

May 5, 2016
We all hear how cybercrime is a fast-growing crime, one of the fastest growing crimes and that the financial services sector is a target. There is no single solu...

Finding a Job in a Family Office

Apr 26, 2016
I recently participated in a roundtable session at a CFA Society of Chicago career event with 12 moderators each leading a table discussion on careers in various...

Making Impact Investing Your Own

Apr 19, 2016
As impact investing is maturing, we’re seeing an evolution of that very definition.

The One Factor Every Advisor-Client Relationship Comes Down To

Apr 11, 2016
Across all industries, client expectations are changing. Wealth management for the ultra-wealthy is no exception. ...

10 Tips for Picking a Leading Wealth Advisor

Mar 16, 2016
FOX's comprehensive criteria measure whether a firm is providing an integrated wealth management solution. The LWA screening criteria is based on over 20 years s...

Preparing for the Next Industrial Revolution

Mar 14, 2016
 The Circular Economy, William McDonough explains, is an economic system that provides continuous benefit for gene...

Privacy in a Connected World: Apple, the FBI and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Mar 1, 2016
 A family office is more often than not founded around the concerns about the family’s privacy and data security. ...

Seven Ways to Improve Your Family Client Experience

Feb 25, 2016
 For our FOX Thought Leaders Council Report “Creating Memorable Client Experiences: Differentiation in the Ultra-W...

It’s Time for Family Offices to Change the Way They Think About Technology

Jan 20, 2016
Now, more than ever, the business of managing private wealth is exceedingly complex.

Evaluating Your PFTC State Situs: A Case Study

Dec 16, 2015
 I was recently speaking with the general counsel for a private family trust company (PFTC), and they told me a co...

FinTech: Are We About to See "Uber" for Financial Services?

Nov 23, 2015
For several years now, wealth advisors have been concerned about the rise of robo-advisors and the potential impac...

Using Your Wealth to Make a Better World

Oct 28, 2015
 Jonah Wittkamper wants to start a conversation about wealth—and help rising generation family leaders find their ...

Is the Real Estate Market Overheated?

Oct 9, 2015
Is the real estate market overheated?  In October 2014, PwC published a report based on interviews of dozens of le...

What Family Offices Can Learn From Great Client Experience Brands

Oct 5, 2015
FOX has been working to determine what makes for a great experience for the client of a family office.

The Family Office and the Internet of the Future

Sep 4, 2015
There is a big change just starting to impact the way the Internet, and its related apps, are used: they are movin...