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.
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Often, families execute wealth transfer planning strategies without fully considering what wealth and family legacy means to them—particularly the importance of defining and sharing their associated social, economic, and philanthropic values. In this interview, two advisors examine the value of family education and the critical role advisors play in the process.
S corporation shareholder agreements should be carefully crafted by legal counsel in order to avoid certain events that can imperil the company’s S election. One important consideration is the language in the shareholder agreement related to nonvoting stock transfer restrictions. Learn how to address this issue—and avoid costly pitfalls—before it arises in the course of estate planning or a private company sale. See how nonvoting shares are needed.
S Corporation Valuation Analysis Considerations
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S corporations have become the most common business taxation structure in the United States since its creation in 1958, allowing businesses to achieve the advantages of the corporate characteristics of limited liability, combined with the pass-through income attributes of a partnership. Under this structure, it is important for the valuation analyst to consider various issues, including the so-called dividend income tax avoidance valuation adjustment model that was applied in the Estate of Jones U.S. Tax Court judicial decision.
2021 State of the Ultra-Wealth Business
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The ultra-wealth business continues to perform well, but not without some growing pains. While advisors to families of wealth benefited from a strong rebound in the markets during 2020, for some firms costs are rising faster than revenue. Now that we are in the midst of a receding pandemic, what does this look back on 2020 tell us about how prepared advisors were for the challenges? What strategies have they employed that served them well with their clients during this extraordinary time will sustain them through 2021?
2021 FOX State of the Ultra-Wealth Business
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This is the report of findings of the 2021 FOX State of the Ultra-Wealth Business. The full report is only available to firms that participated in the study. If your firm participated, please contact your FOX Relationship Manager to obtain a copy of the report. The study represents FOX’s best and most current thinking on the direction of Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) business. The report is presented in three sections, with key takeaways identified for each as follows:
Lawmakers have passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to help in the ongoing fight against fraud, corruption, terrorism financing, and money laundering. The CTA contains significant new federal reporting obligations, and it may have an especially onerous impact on estate planning for those who accomplish their planning goals through the use of one or more business entities.
In today’s complicated business climate, is your accounting software helping you grow and compete—or holding you back? This guide will help you understand whether it’s time to make a move. You’ll discover:
The Elements of Value
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Eric will help attendees understand the full range of factors that consumers experience as valuable to them, including both rational and emotional. He will explain how firms can improve their value propositions accordingly and how managers can determine the best way to add value to their offerings.Eric Almquist, Advisory Partner, Bain & Company Moderated by David Toth, Managing Director, FOX
What's Next? Adapting to Rapid Change
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The last year ushered in sweeping changes that impact financial services and partners serving ultra-high net worth clients. Firms are left needing answers about which digital methods and tools will sustain if conditions get back to normal, how to reinforce culture among a hybrid employee base, and how to gain an edge on competition and reach prospects now that the world is trending toward digital rather than physical processes.