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Session Recap: The Evolving Role of the Wealth Advisor

4 August, 2020
In today’s fast-paced and media-driven environment, wealth advisors see themselves as everything from a trusted partner to an educator to a financial therapist. ...

Session Recap: The Future of Wealth Management Technology

31 July, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably impacted client service across the globe. As various trends emerge from this new normal, one issue wealth management firms m...

FOXCast: Scott Winget and Leigh Griffith Discuss New IRS Coordinated High Wealth Audit

24 July, 2020
In June, the IRS announced that it will begin a new campaign to audit hundreds of high net worth individuals after they reopen their offices on July 15th, 2020. ...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Diana Ermini of Sage Intacct

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having on family offices? Sage Intacct is a best-in-class cloud accounting and financial management software solution...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Mary Timmons of Northern Trust

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses? Founded originally by a family office 130 years ago, Northern Trust is a global financial ...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Padman Perumal of Masttro

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having in family offices? Masttro is a wealth management financial technology company, originally developed by a glob...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Ryan Kerry of KnowLedger

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses?Knowledger is a technology tool that efficiently moves data from a custodian source, housin...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Paul Freeland of SEI

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having in family offices? SEI Family Office Services is a technology and outsourcing provider using the Archway Platf...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Cameron Sheehan of Addepar

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses?

Buying Art from Afar: 10 Ways to Improve the Risk

26 June, 2019
At first glance, news about the art market appears ominous: fairs have been canceled, auction houses have cut salaries, and closed borders have reduced trade. Bu...

Venture Investing in Artificial Intelligence Companies

Jul 8, 2020
We have come a long way from the days when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was primarily a research project in academia or in the corporate world, and the size of t...

Reopening Your Family Office

8 July, 2020
In our May 26th FOX Virtual Member Exchange, we discussed the factors to consider when planning to open your Family Office. The below steps are critical to consi...

Cultivate Family Readiness for Change

Jul 7, 2020
As families of wealth and their Family Offices consider future success strategies, how ready are they to adapt? In this excerpt from our 2020 FOX Foresight publi...

Public Health vs. Economic Growth is a False Binary

6 July, 2020
COVID numbers have turned up – for the worse. Given the large spikes in new cases, hospitalizations and positive test rates across the United States, it is diffi...

Good Practices for Virtual Meeting Engagement 

Jun 30, 2020
In our May 12 FOX Member Exchange, we asked a live polling question “Describe the best meeting you’ve been to. What made it great.” The responses varied but what...

FOX stands up for systemic change. We reject racism, bigotry, and hatred.

18 June, 2020
As we work to process the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others through the generations, we feel compelled to speak ...

2020 Learning Program Schedule Updates

May 12, 2020
We are dedicated to supporting your growth through industry leadership and forward thinking at our forums and workshops. FOX will continue to deliver value by he...

Voice of the Member - Dealing with the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 27, 2020
With social distancing changing how work is done, a whole host of business continuity issues are affecting family offices. During a recent Member Exchange dialog...

Tips for Supporting Family Office IT Teams During the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 16, 2020
Want to know how to best support your IT teams amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis? Here are a few tips on how you can help make the best of this situation. Ex...

Go for Gold – Choosing a Memorabilia Appraiser

Apr 16, 2020
Last year, The Olympic Manifesto, an 1892 manuscript by Pierre de Coubertin, estimated at $1,000,000, sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s New York for an as...

Optimizing Your Leadership in Your SFO in Turbulent Times

Apr 3, 2020
Today’s EnvironmentToday more than ever, with exponential change and global interdependency resulting in ever-greater complexity, epitomized by the Coronavirus p...

The Benefits of Coaching for Rising Gen Leadership

Mar 26, 2020
Greg McCann is a certified leadership coach and is founder and principal of McCann & Associates.

The U.S.–China Technology Cold War

Mar 2, 2020
The recently signed “Phase One” trade deal has led to some optimism surrounding U.S.- China relations. That said, much of the conflict between the two countries ...

Emergency Preparedness for Passions

Feb 27, 2020
The world watched in disbelief last spring as fire ripped through the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. The spire and roof were destroyed, but the structure’s st...