As we move into a wealth 3.0 era, advisors will continue to navigate new and changing client needs. FOX’s annual Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor study provides insights into this changing world. Please enjoy a few sneak peek pages from the upcoming report, and make sure to register for the upcoming webcast as well.
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For the past 3 decades, the private wealth industry has been heavily focused on, and dominated by, highly technical disciplines, such as investment management, tax and accounting, and trust and estate planning, with solutions primarily serving the financial capital of enterprise families and the vision of prior generations. The qualitative needs and wellbeing of future generations expected to benefit from these solutions have rarely been a focus of industry practitioners.
Get up to speed on the latest results and relevant themes from FOX's Family Office Benchmarking Survey, Global Investment Survey, and Multi-Family Office Survey.Hilary Leav, Director, Insights & Research, FOXDavid Toth, President, Membership, FOX
As the importance of retaining high-performing employees becomes more apparent in a challenging economy, employers should examine what they offer employees beyond financial compensation. Speakers will share the pros and cons of employee benefits to consider such as hybrid work environments, mental health services, parental leave, nursing mothers' programs, and more. Additionally, company efforts such as DEI and social impact, and developing a consistent workplace culture will be addressed.
Family advisors often have a strong technical or financial background, but the importance of cultivating communication style, emotional intelligence, coaching skills, trust-building, and similar qualitative skills to serve clients cannot be overstated. Join a panel of peers who will share how they meaningfully engage with family clients and discuss the invaluable impact of continuous qualitative skill development in today's ever-changing family-advisory environment.
For the second quarter, we turn our attention to the topic of human capital and the level of attention it is receiving among our members, and across the industry at large. You may recall during our January 18 webcast on “The Rise of Human Capital” we stated that the “New Era of Family Wealth” has arrived.
Finding the right single family office (SFO) talent takes time and preparation. With the right approach and a strong network of supporting expertise, it is possible to find the right leader who captures that rare trifecta of SFO talent needs: (1) technical acumen in investments, legal structures, and accounting; (2) strong interpersonal skills including leadership, empathy, collaboration and respect; and (3) a personality that’s a good fit with multiple family members across generations.
Wealthy families have a significant positive socio-economic impact around the world, but lasting impact depends on those families prospering for generations. This is not guaranteed, however, and more intergenerational wealth transfers succeed if families adopt a modern Family Office model that suits their needs and goes beyond managing and growing the family’s financial capital over the long-term.
The inflationary vortex has been the result of several forces—some unforeseen or unforeseeable—spiraling upward. In this forecast, the focus is on the three catalysts that are expected to impact tomorrow’s inflation outlook: the U.S. labor market, China’s economic and demographic evolution, and the role of the green energy. Between these themes, there are important linkages and investment portfolio positioning to consider.
With the shift moving away from a fear-based approach to a more positive paradigm, Wealth 3.0 presents the way forward in the wealth advising community. In practice, Wealth 3.0 empowers family clients to work together toward the creative possibilities their wealth and business can offer. Here are some of the practical shifts in mindset and practice that advisors can engage in to make this happen with their clients.