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How Family Offices Are Coping in a Dramatic 2020
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A combination of health, economic, and financial challenges has created a higher level of uncertainty than ever before—worse even than the 2008 global downturn. However, COVID-19 has created a wide range of opportunities for family offices to update their approaches to investment management, tax, and estate planning, and governance. Learn what the managers who serve ultra-high-net-worth families are recommending to move forward.

Executive Year-End Tax Planning: Your Questions Answered
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Year-end planning presents abundant opportunity to consider and optimize tax strategies. For the executives who have faced tremendous demand to lead companies through dynamic shifts during a year of historic change and disruption, it is important to be particularly mindful of tax implications that may arise from equity-linked compensation. As the year draws to a close, three top-of-mind questions are answered.

Cybersecurity for Family Offices Begins with Awareness
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Over the last five years, cyberattacks have moved away from targeting millions of dollars in a single attack to targeting transactions of $100,000 or less at smaller organizations. With limited security and lack of awareness, family offices are attractive targets for cybercriminals. By taking a business-minded approach and understanding the strategy and methodology driving prevalent cyberthreats, family offices as a risk manager can more clearly identify vulnerabilities in their cybersecurity protocols and risk profiles.

2020 Election Preview: Family Offices
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As the nation continues to battle the devastating effects of COVID-19, a number of family offices have taken a greater interest in reviewing or creating various wealth succession plans, with tax and estate planning a top issue and consideration in the U.S. election. In preparation for the outcome, family offices and the families they serve should consider five action items.

From Jedi to Yoda - Preparing for Leadership Succession
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Greater levels of uncertainty are facing families around the world. Which makes the topic of leadership success more critical to thoughtfully plan and execute against. We’ll discuss five critical themes related to succession with author Ivan Lansberg, who will share how important transitions can be smoothly managed. Don’t leave your important family transitions to chance.

The World in 2050: Water, Food and Clean Tech
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Looking for direct investment opportunities in the new economy? Here’s a hint – invest with an eye toward the year 2050. Our panel will look beyond the short-term effects of Covid-19, and instead discuss potential future top drivers of wealth creation – primarily sustainability and impact. Hear our thoughts on water, food, and “clean tech” and whether they’re the areas of massive opportunity that will transcend Covid-19.

Building Trust and Consensus in the Family
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This year’s dramatic events have shifted the tone of conversations in many families, surfacing differing philosophical views and diverse risk-taking appetites. Join the discussion on how families can build trust across divides and strengthen relationships across the family. We’ll outline consensus-building steps and give you group exercise ideas to help your family develop a pathway toward agreement on important topics. It takes some effort, but the payoff of a shared vision for the family’s future is worth it.

Building a Diverse Team
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Across the country, organizations are seeking to be more thoughtful about how they approach the communities they serve and take steps to embed equity into their work. We’ll share examples of trailblazing leaders who have successfully integrated a more diverse workforce, as well as pitfalls to avoid if you want more diversity, equity, and inclusion within your teams.