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The Top 5 Myths of Impact Investing

9 December, 2020
There’s no such thing as a neutral investment. Investments either have a positive or negative impact on society. Impact investing addresses these pressing social and environmental challenges through a range of investment approaches. Impact investments can be made in both emerging and developed marke...

Insider Tips for Choosing the Right Insurance Advisor

1 December, 2020
It can be daunting to find a qualified, trustworthy property and casualty insurance advisor—one who not only meets your family or family office’s up-front needs, but also aligns with your sensibilities. The selection process can be further complicated without firsthand proficiency in insurance indus...

Key Takeaways from the FOX Rising Gen Forum

29 October, 2020
FOX recently hosted a Rising Gen Forum, and here Mindy Earley, Chief Learning Officer at FOX, and Heather Abramson, Relationship Manager at FOX, share the key takeaways from that forum and more information about the FOX Rising Gen program.FOX first started the Rising Gen program because their Rising...

Family Office Talent and Technology Solutions

29 October, 2020
As we all know, technology is changing our world. To start, it’s everywhere. Over 6 billion smartphones are predicted to be in use around the world by the end of 2020. This presents us with a tsunami of data that can be processed cheaper, faster and better than ever before. More data has been create...

Turbocharging Your Family Council

29 October, 2020
In our ever-changing world, the importance of having a successful family council is more critical now than ever. Here Peter Begalla, Founder and Owner of JPB Consulting Group Inc. and Education and Conference Director at Family Business Magazine, and Dayna Manning, Family Council Chair of the Golden...

The Big Five Wealth Preservation Principles

29 October, 2020
Maarten de Groot, Enterprise Family Researcher at Vu Amsterdam University School of Business, and also the CEO of a single family office Eligius, explores why the rate of failure is so high when transferring wealth from one generation to the next.Over the last four years, de Groot conducted a number...

From Jedi to Yoda - Preparing for Leadership Succession

29 October, 2020
Preparing for leadership succession may be the single most important planning element for a family and family office. Ivan Lansberg, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Lansberg-Gersick & Associates, describes the two different sides of the coin, so to speak, that define succession:The challenge of l...

Families, Philanthropy, and Impact

28 October, 2020
As impact philanthropy becomes more important to families, they are further engaging in the issues facing their communities. Here Nadia Roumani, Co-Founder and Senior Designer for the Designing for Social Systems Program at Sanford University, and Wendy Steele, Founder and CEO at Impact 100 Global A...

The Taxable Investor’s Manifesto: Insights into a Quiet Revolution

28 October, 2020
Taxable investors need to think differently. Here Stuart Lucas, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Wealth Strategist Partners, tells us why, and also how to extract value at the intersection of investing, estate planning and tax.So what makes a good investment? Lucas gives us four e...

The World in 2050: Water, Food and Clean Tech

28 October, 2020
While families have a growing desire to participate in impact investing, return profiles have had the reputation for being lower to other asset classes. But this is changing quickly.FOX welcomes two experts and thought leaders in their fields, John C. Maxwell, III, CEO at SteepRock Advisors and Mani...