This program is designed to enable FOX members to better understand if the businesses they work with should consider converting to or electing C corporation status in light of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, lowering the federal corporate tax rate to 21%. In this session, we explored:
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10 Common Mistakes Managers Make
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Managing individuals is tough, especially if they are family members or from a different generation. Managers are bound to run into situations that they feel ill-equipped to handle, which leads to mistakes that can cost the organization in time, talent, money, and reputation. In this session, we’ll explore the typical situations where managers can err as well as strategies to help stay compliant in potentially hazardous areas such as company communications, talent recruitment and management, and performance management.
2018 Cybersecurity Outlook
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In this session, FOX member and guest security expert, Jordan Arnold of K2, explored the cybersecurity trends and threats families and family offices need to be aware of in 2018, including:Personal cybersecurity trends for 2018The difference between identity theft and privacy theftWhy cybersecurity is also a physical security topicIn addition, Jordan shared the best practices that should be adopted to avert and mitigate cyber threats.
In 2017, three central banks within the G-7 tightened monetary policy through the traditional method of interest rate hikes. The U.S. Federal Reserve, hiking three times, began “quantitative tightening” through the reduction of its balance sheet. Other G-7 central banks expanded their balance sheets through asset purchases. Will 2018 see convergence in G-7 policies? Further, what does this hold for the path of U.S. interest rates and more importantly its impact on the global macroeconomic environment? Mr.
Automation is not a new phenomenon, and fears about its disruption of the workplace and effects on employment date back centuries. But rapid recent advances in automation technologies, including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and robotics are now raising these fears anew. We will discuss some of the questions most often raised in the public debate: Will there be enough work in the future to maintain full employment, and if so what will that work be? Which occupations will thrive, and which ones will wither?
The Next Wave of Innovation
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The next generation of venture capitalists come from more diverse backgrounds, and are known for investing early in founders making waves and disrupting industries. In this session, you’ll meet some of the most sought after VCs in early stage investing and the founders they have funded. We will highlight investors and entrepreneurs in artificial intelligence, health science and other areas.Panelists:Sara Deshpande, Partner, Maven VenturesTammy Sun, CEO, CARROT
The panel will explore the latest thoughts on the use of less correlated investments in portfolio construction. As correlations are notoriously unstable, what strategies may be able to provide less correlation to U.S. equity markets, without giving up too much upside in a long-lasting U.S. equity rally?Panelists:Incorporating Options: Robert Gordon, President, Twenty-First Securities Corporation
The increasingly unforgiving nature of public equity markets, coupled with the continued evolution and growth of private investment markets, is making it easier for more companies to stay private. As a result, investors seeking to capture the full range of investment opportunities across the U.S. economy have little choice but to increasingly pursue private investments. This session delves further into this trend and discusses how investors with the ability to accept illiquidity may reap the benefits for their portfolios.
Breakout 3: Tax Reform's Impact for Investors
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The recently passed tax reform legislation will impact your investments, your legal entities, and your cash flow. This session will discuss what family offices can do to preserve deductions, explore the changes in how investment losses will be characterized, and explore other ramifications of the significant new tax legislation.
Breakout 4: Opportunities in Disruptive Technologies: Cybersecurity, Robotics, and the Internet of Things
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Investing is often focused on the shorter term. Only a few investors, with long-term capital, longterm incentives, and a long-term perspective can participate in long-term Thematic Investing: investing that is driven by the power of technological, demographic, and social/political change. We will explore some of the metrics that are driving Cybersecurity, Robotics, and the Internet of Things as long-term investment themes.