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At the 2020 FOX Family Forum, family members, office executives, and their trusted advisors heard how other families have built plans to achieve positive change and successfully transition to future generations. Attendees came away with ideas, tools, and frameworks to help them map out next steps on the road to being a positive and productive enter...

In the face of a Global Pandemic and the economic and social volatility of 2020, principles of resilience and recovery were in the forefront of our thinking about wealth management and generational succession. Throughout history, these principles have been at the core of wealth creation and wealth transfer. Capacity to identify change, respond to c...

After pursuing a career in the skies - at 19, he was the youngest licensed jet transport pilot - and as a tech investor, Stockton Rush turned his curiosity and passion for exploration into OceanGate, a company that builds deep ocean submersibles and offers researchers and citizens alike a chance to take an expedition of a lifetime. We heard his pio...

The 2017 Tax Act presents planning opportunities around the choice of entity. Existing clients with pass through entities like S-Corporations and LLCs need to consider if maintaining this status is prudent given the changes in the tax law. In the past C-Corporations considered elections to become pass through entities to avoid two tiers of tax. Wha...

Enterprise Risk Management offers a robust approach to managing risk for families, developing a cost effective, comprehensive plan taking into consideration the rapidly evolving nature of our clients’ needs. It takes a holistic approach to identifying, defining, quantifying, analyzing and providing solutions to all the identifiable exposures ...

Many families have adopted strategic approaches to the way they run their businesses and their life in an integrated fashion. Some have applied business expertise to their philanthropic causes, and others have pursued impact across all of their investments to promote social and environmental returns. Representatives from three families will share t...

A growing number of enterprising families in the US are showing an increased interest in participating in direct investments of all sizes. A segment of this interest is sparked by entrepreneurial family values, and the disappointing correlations between asset classes that occurred during the 2008-2010 timeframe. Utilizing research conduc...

As research continues to validate the need for cultural alignment within families as well as between families and the advisors who serve them, there is continued need for effective assessments that measure culture and clear approaches to manage sustainable change. Tim Kuppler will guide participants through The Organizational Culture Inventory®&nbs...

Innovation is the cornerstone of enterprise today as businesses compete in their ability to provide unique service offerings and value to the clients they serve. Yet, innovation without purposeful planning, strategic dialogue and targeted implementation is costly, non-effective and disruptive. Alexandre will highlight the concept of purposeful inno...

Launching an effective family enterprise plan can be a daunting task yet it is essential to the long term sustainability of the family and its wealth. This 2012 FOX Fall Forum session detailed a framework for understanding the planning process and explored the changing risk environment for wealthy families.Some highlights include:Simply stated...

In this 2019 Foresight article, we explore how family enterprises face an increasingly uncertain and risky world owing to developments in the economy, geopolitics, financial markets, technology, and industry competition. We review a wide range of general and specific strategies to mitigate systemic risks.