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This session will discuss how traditional asset allocation has been impacted by the phenomenal growth of indexed products and share Mr. Bregman’s view that investors who believe they are appropriately diversified—by traditional standards—may be exposed to systemic and valuation risk.

When families and family offices become involved in direct investments, whether as lead or coinvestors, they take significant additional risks that need to be appropriately managed. Such risks include regulatory exposure and potential lawsuits from coinvestors, employees and other stakeholders in the investee companies, and sellers and potential bu...

This session will focus on public (liquid) and private (illiquid) approaches to infrastructure investing. It will highlight risk factors as well as investment considerations and review deployment opportunities including fund-of-funds, direct private equity infrastructure funds and syndicated coinvestments in the infrastructure sector.

What do families tend to underestimate or overlook in the due diligence process? A single misstep in understanding the market of the target business, in evaluating the sustainability of product-line and customer-level profitability, or in assessing and motivating the management team, can wipe out a generation of wealth. The discussion will focus on...

It’s a big wide world, full of perils for investors and, for that very reason, replete with opportunities, especially for those who have carefully pondered whether and to what extent the past is a reliable prologue to the future. This session will outline a framework for assessing boundary conditions confronting long-term investors circa 2017...

Investors have been moving significant capital out of active long-only strategies due to the relatively small number of active managers that outperform the passive benchmark over time, especially relative to their fees. While indexed ETFs have been the primary beneficiary of this trend, many investors hesitate to accept the perceived inefficiencies...

Originally presented at the July, 2017 FOX Regional Member Briefing in Philadelphia, PA.Presenter:Meg Bricker, Principal, Mercer

Wealth levels continue to rise, yet overall charitable giving has remained stagnant over the past forty years. What is on the horizon for philanthropy? How can families most effectively have an impact on society now and in the future? Kim Laughton, President of Schwab Charitable will share current giving trends including the tax benefits, new ideas...

In this session, join best-selling author and identity theft expert, Adam Levin, as he provides you with the blueprint to navigate a dangerous digital world. Adam offers essential tools to minimize your exposure to fraud, strategies to monitor your sensitive personal and financial accounts, and solutions to manage the damage if you become the victi...

In what is frequently our most popular Forum session, experts will share the latest income tax and transfer tax developments that family office executives need to watch for in 2017 and beyond. Our speakers will comment on the possible significant tax law changes on the horizon, including any specific tax bills that are proposed by the time of...