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Today’s young adult family clients – specifically those who identify as Millennials or Gen Y – are bringing a distinct set of preferences and sensibilities to their relationships with their most trusted advisors. While the value proposition is essentially the same for this group as it is for their parents and has been for their grandparents, sophis...

The 50 Best Practices for an Enduring Family Enterprise are the practices that we believe have contributed to the multi-generational success of the highest achieving and most forward thinking families that we know. Case studies, exhibits, and peer benchmarking data are also included to assist you in assessing the relative importance and state of th...

FOX Insights contains condensed versions of some of the best and most popular research and presentations offered by FOX during the past year. If you can only afford to read one FOX publication this year, FOX Insights is an excellent choice. This publication draws from proprietary research including The Cost of Complexity, the FOX Investment Surv...

This study is written for the small office executive or wealth owner running an office with seven or fewer employees who wants to better understand their office's performance relative to others of similar size. It provides: A unique look at the services, costs, and operations of small family offices via proprietary data from FOX's family offic...

The State of the Art in Family Wealth Management is a great resource for those who need to better understand what it means to be an “enterprise family” and understand how to work within a Family Enterprise Framework. Inside you’ll find the big picture view of the work that families need to be prepared to do, where families need to focus their ...

The 2018 Compensation and Benefits Report is designed to aid family office board members and executives in their review of the office’s compensation plan. The report highlights the key areas of family office compensation and benefits while providing you with invaluable perspective on your office’s plan relative to your peers.

We are pleased to announce that the 2016 FOX Value Price Study: The Critical Link in Ultra-Wealth Market is available for FOX members. Key Insights found in this study include: Advisors have lost at least some pricing power with prospects as fees quoted to prospective clients have dropped 17% since 2008 and 15% since 201...

Marketing plays an increasingly important role in determining sales success for private wealth advisory firms. Many firms have enhanced their service offerings and have a compelling new “story” to tell. At the same time, new entrants continue to crowd the marketplace, making it more difficult for prospective clients to distinguish among service pro...

Family wealth advisory firms are taking a fresh look at how they approach and staff their sales function to meet the increasing demands for growth. Up until now, many firms have not had a clearly defined sales culture. Relationship managers have been responsible for servicing current clients as well as courting new business. While these manag...

The 2016-17 FOX Thought Leaders Council Report: Strengthening the Partnership Between Families and Advisors is a great resource for those who are seeking ways to construct sustainable partnerships and how to make them productive. Inside, you’ll find why partnerships are key to successful family/advisor relationships, what makes partnerships endurin...

In the field of family wealth, increasing attention is being paid to the needs of human capital. With the needs extending beyond the reach of the quantitative disciplines that traditionally serve families of wealth, family mental health has become an integral part of protecting and fostering the wellbeing of the family—the most valuable family offi...

The issue of concentrated low-basis holdings is a challenge that has vexed wealth managers and their clients for decades. Put simply, if a large majority of your wealth is concentrated in a single position, should you sell some of it and move the proceeds to a more diversified portfolio of investments? However, the sale position oftentimes carries ...

In this podcast episode of "Corporate Transparency Talk," litigation attorney Eddie Jauregui is joined by corporate attorney Michael Titens as they discuss a recent federal court decision involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In the case, the plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the CTA and Congress' ability to enact it. The gov...

It’s a big job when it comes to choosing a technology platform to replace a platform that no longer meets your business needs and objectives. With a decision this important, you need to be confident that the new platform supports your multi-year benefits strategy, and that the vendor you select will meet your needs today—and in the future. To help ...

The importance of meeting U.S. tax and reporting deadlines cannot be overstated. With the IRS continuing to strengthen its efforts to enforce compliance with initiatives specifically targeting foreign information reporting, this U.S. reporting checklist by Kozusko Harris Duncan can help family advisers and trustees of foreign trusts determine what ...