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Choosing the right technology among so many choices is hard. Deciding which technology to adopt and how to best use it are challenges for leaders, especially in a time of rapid change. The focus has now shifted from the cost of the technology to ensuring the right technology is used to fulfill business goals. This guide is designed to help you filter out the noise of new technology choices and focus on six key steps to follow when considering the right technology solution.

Board oversight is critical in the management of cybersecurity as a whole, but especially for ransomware, since the increase in attacks year-over-year is up as much as 715% according to a study by Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida. If it isn’t already, cybersecurity should be on your board agenda at every meeting. As a starting point, the board needs to understand the layers of defense available to mitigate ransomware risk and design their responses to the threats accordingly.

In this podcast, two industry experts discuss how boards’ oversight of data governance within their organizations is changing to meet the opportunities and risk in the rapidly evolving digital space in which organizations are conducting their business. The key takeaways:

As an uncertain business environment persists, board directors face multiple obstacles: new regulatory changes, issues related to globalization and digital acceleration, the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being linked to company performance, and more. They are also grappling with the expanding roles and responsibilities. This survey explores the strategies public company boards of directors are considering, including how they plan to pursue growth and increase transparency around strategic shifts.

Protect your organization against cybersecurity. Be cyber smart and learn more about combatting ransomware in the time of COVID-19, how cybersecurity continues to be a top issue for retirement plans, and how to assess the gaps in your cyber coverage and reduce your exposure.

To advise more effectively, financial advisors to the rich seek to develop a profound understanding of their clients’ attitudes toward money and life. But there is so much more than the amount of a client’s assets that can affect his or her attitudes, goals, and tolerance for risk. In this full research report and through the lens of risk tolerance, family office advisors can learn ways that will not only help improve their wealthy clients’ risk-adjusted investment returns, but their emotional security and happiness as well.

Family offices can be complex, requiring forward thinking and collaboration on a variety of initiatives. Learn more about family office market trends that may impact your organization and key considerations to help you plan your strategy.

Family offices anticipating a variety of tax law changes now have more details to consider. How would the tax law changes proposed by the House Ways & Means Committee affect family offices and wealthy families? Tax specialists examine the considerations, including the surcharge on high-income individuals, estates, and trusts that would be effective for years beginning after December 31, 2021.

With so many potential tax changes ahead, it's time to make sure you're checking all the boxes on things you can do to protect your wealth. Now is the time to ensure your wealth plan reflects any changes in your circumstances or goals, the economic landscape, and the current tax environment. Review this checklist for potential strategies to consider, and work with your wealth management to take action prior to the December 31 deadline.

The White House released a retooled framework for the Build Back Better Act on October 28, 2021. Notable aspects of the Biden framework that will affect estate planning include estate and gift tax exemptions, grantor trusts, valuation rules, and the new surtax on high earners and non-grantor trusts—which could bring the total surtax to 8%). If this proposed legislation moves forward in its current form, it provides more time to use traditional estate planning techniques.