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FOXCast: Can We Offset the Cost of Living in Paradise?

Sep 24, 2019
In this episode, we pick the brain of Robb Lanham, Chief Sales Officer at HUB International. In his role, Robb works with family offices to develop creative solu...

FOXCast: Historical Imagination for Family Preservation

Sep 11, 2019
In this episode, we sit down with Karen McNeill, Head of Family History at Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank, to discuss her fascinating role in res...

FOXCast: Family Meetings are Where Expectations are Set and Trust is Reinforced

Aug 29, 2019
In this episode, Tina Milligan, Managing Director at BMO Family Office, part of BMO Wealth Management, illustrates the importance of family meetings.

Seven Ways to Keep the Peace when Gifting a Vacation Home to Family Members

Aug 27, 2019
Every year at this time I get questions from our members about shared family vacation homes. "How are other families scheduling usage?" "How are expenses shared?...

Eight Questions to Ask Yourself Upon Becoming a Trustee of a Family Trust

Aug 27, 2019
Most people feel honored when they are tapped to serve as trustee of a family trust. It is an important leadership position as well as a powerful role in ma...

FOXCast: Managing Risk for Yachts, Megayachts, Superyachts, and Gigayachts

Aug 23, 2019
The yacht insurance market is dramatically changing in terms of available capacity and cost. As vessels get bigger and more sophisticated, clients worldwide are ...

Infographic: Reasons Why Ultra-Wealth Providers Are Changing Their Brand Names

Aug 22, 2019
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How Many Family Offices are there in the United States?

Aug 9, 2019
At Family Office Exchange (FOX), one of the questions we hear most frequently is:“How many single family offices are there?”Unfortunately, there is not a clear a...

Preparing the Rising Generation for Leadership

Aug 7, 2019
What do our future family leaders need to learn? When should family education begin and how formalized should it be? How will we adequately prepare the rising ge...

Under-Saved and Overconfident: A Glance at the Economy

Aug 7, 2019
Over the past 40 years, creating and maintaining financial security has become more of a personal endeavor. Yet, despite record aggregate levels of US wealth, la...

Building a More Resilient Custom Home

Jul 25, 2019
Recently we sat down with FOX member, Steve DelGiudice, a technical specialist with AIG Private Client Group, to get an understanding of what ultra-high net wort...

Addressing the Complexities of Communication and Family Learning

Jul 17, 2019
Families that have accumulated significant assets want to know how to best prepare the “rising generation” to help them maximize the benefits available to them, ...

Tips for Family Vacation Home Succession Planning

Jul 11, 2019
A family vacation home is meant for families to spend time together, create new memories, and watch their children, grandchildren, and possibly great grandchildr...

FOXCast: Is it Time for a Life Insurance Audit?

Jul 2, 2019
What is the difference between a life insurance review and a life insurance audit? In this episode, Steve Herlihy at Wellspring Associates sheds some light on wh...

Key Insights and Opportunities from the Values-Aligned Investing Survey

Jun 28, 2019
Earlier this year, we completed our 2019 FOX Survey on Values-Aligned Investing alongside our annual Global Investment Survey for the first time. We felt strongl...

Cyber Vulnerability Assessments & Penetration Testing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices

Jun 21, 2019
Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared on BDO.com 

An Uptick in IPOs and Private Equity Exits

Jun 20, 2019
Private equity is playing an increasingly large role in the global economy and impacting portfolio construction. Muted mark-to-market volatility and less short-t...

What are the Biggest HR Challenges for Family Offices?

Jun 18, 2019
Just as family offices differ in most ways from other types of businesses, Human Resources (HR) in a family office presents its own unique challenges. That’s why...

FOXCast: The Art of Investing for Families

Jun 10, 2019
In this episode, we sit down with Dan Tarlas, Senior Managing Director at Asset Consuting Group (ACG) to talk about what it takes to partner with families as inv...

Improving Family Office Culture in Four Acts

Jun 7, 2019
For the last two years our family office has been on a deliberate journey to change our culture. It's been a lot of work and learning as we go, but we now have y...

Unique Liability Claim Trends in the Ultra-High Net Worth Market

May 13, 2019
Standard homeowners and umbrella insurance policies do not include coverage for personal injuries such as intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander, ...

FOXCast: Mindfulness around the Trustee/Beneficiary Relationship

May 3, 2019
In this episode, we check in with Ruth Easterling, Managing Director of Member Services at FOX on the importance of developing a strong trustee/beneficiary relat...

The Essentials of Family Office Services

Apr 25, 2019
*/ /*-->*/ Tackling the 'One, Two, Threes'Let’s never forget integrated services are the crucial deliverables by a family office and these services provide ...

Developing a Family Enterprise Governance Model

Apr 21, 2019
The Need for a Formal Governance ProcessAs the family grows, decision-making moves from the dining table to the board room and family members are often reluctant...

FOXCast: Adapting to Change in the Great Transfer of Wealth

Apr 9, 2019
In our first FOXCast episode, we check in with David Toth, Managing Director at FOX about his recently-published study, Transformation of the Ultra Wealth Busine...