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How Our Relationship With Money Impacts Wellbeing
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How we talk about money matters. It affects our quality of life and our wellbeing. Too often, today’s consumer culture shapes our money habits and values. This can lead to consequences such as increased stress and diminished wellbeing — regardless of net worth. Nathan will discuss how all of us can think positively and proactively about our finances and our future — including bringing values into the equation when making decisions about money.

Unpacking the Family Investment Committee
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What’s the first step in investing if you’re given the opportunity? How do you collaborate effectively within a committee of family members tasked with investing a portion of wealth? If you already have an investment committee formed, how do you report back to the family governing body or refine best practices? These questions and more will be addressed by seasoned FOX members with deep family investment committee experience.

Digital Binder: FOX Rising Gen Virtual Forum - May 25-26, 2021
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The 2021 FOX Rising Gen Forum is an opportunity for family members in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s, at all levels of experience to develop genuine connections with peers in similar situations and explore best practices in overcoming the challenges facing ultra-wealthy families. This virtual forum will unpack the nuances of family investment committees, explain direct investing, go in-depth on family boards, and more, all while allowing attendees to forge meaningful relationships and bond over shared experiences.

Navigating Challenging Family Dynamics
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Are you struggling to serve clients with complicated governance and education needs? FOX’s Chief Learning Officer, Mindy Earley, and FOX Family Learning and Leadership Consultant, Jeff Strese, will lead a conversation on how to successfully manage difficult client dynamics. Jeff Strese, Family Learning and Leadership Consultant, FOXModerated by Mindy Kalinowski Earley, CMP, CFBA, Chief Learning Officer, FOX Family Learning CenterTM, FOX

The Future of the Family and the Family Office
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We can’t explore the future of the family office without first exploring the future of the family in a post-pandemic world. The next decade will increase the complexity enterprise families face and offer family offices new opportunities and challenges. And, as those enterprises grow more complex, the family office becomes more important to every family member—forcing them to be more strategic, more integrated, and more professional.

Energizing Family Meetings: Planning and Facilitation Tips
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Remember when the most difficult decision was selecting where to hold the family meeting? Welcome to the Family Meeting of 2021 where proper planning and expert facilitation matters more than ever. Live polling, hybrid gatherings, cocktail classes, visual notetaking, breakout groups, Zoom burnout, and the list goes on.

Have You Had "The Talk" with Your Kids? (No, not that one. The one about your estate plan.)
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Even if you are not yet ready to share the family's wealth numbers, communicating your intentions to the next generations promotes family harmony and is a best practice for successfully sustaining and transferring family wealth. It may also be time to schedule a family meeting for this purpose. There is no right way to conduct this meeting, but there are factors to consider when planning the meeting, including providing possible agenda items for a variety of ages and knowledge levels.

2021 FOX Foresight - Reduce Family Conflict by Building Consensus
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As families grow larger and more diffused—the epitome of an enterprise family—consensus seems ever more difficult to attain. In this Q&A, FOX’s Chief Learning Officer Mindy Kalinowski Earley and principal Jeff Strese of Jeff Strese Consulting Group discuss how families can reduce conflict by taking a consensus-building approach that can navigate family transitions and avoid choppy waters in times of uncertainty. Jeff also provides insights on how fostering innovation and new thinking is key to enterprise survival.

Is it Time to Add an Outside Perspective to Your Family Business Board?
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Independent directors can enhance a family business board in a variety of ways, including providing expertise in a range of subject matter areas, leadership development, and learning opportunities. They can also help owners expand diverse viewpoints, adapt to changing circumstances in the market, and help make decisions that are difficult for the family. If you’re ready to bring in outside experts to your board, there are three steps that can help you navigate the process.

Making History: Tips for Chronicling Your Family's COVID-19 Story
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“History never looks like history when you are living through it.” (John W. Gardner) ... Future histories of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic will draw heavily on the stories we preserve now. From social distancing to virtual classrooms to Zoom fatigue, every day tests our resilience and resourcefulness—much as World War II and the Great Depression tested our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.