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Seminar 5: Being an Effective Trustee and a Responsible Beneficiary
Publish Date:
Oct 28 2019

A trustee of family trusts must understand the legal duties and deliver them with a keen appreciation of family dynamics. We will discuss the range of trustee and beneficiary responsibilities as well as practical tips for making the trustee-beneficiary relationship work effectively. Members will share their experiences as trustees.Katherine Dunlevi...

The Engaged Beneficiary: What You Need to Know
Publish Date:
Oct 28 2019

What does it mean to be an engaged and responsible beneficiary? We will explore the roles and responsibilities of a trustee, and learn from a father-daughter team about how they make the trustee-beneficiary relationship work. We will understand the roles each party plays and how to effectively approach trust-related communications.Robert Hammett, V...

2017 Estate Planning Update
Publish Date:
Feb 01 2017

FOX’s annual estate planning review session for 2017 featured Tom Abendroth of Schiff Hardin and Susan Gell Meyers of Warner, Norcross & Judd. They led FOX participants through a thoughtful discussion of some of the most important topics and developments that were covered at the 51st Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. Key legislati...

Urgent FOX Webinar - Is the Clock Ticking for Valuation Discounts? - IRC Sec. 2704
Publish Date:
Sep 07 2016

The announcement of proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 2704 has many families and their advisors scrambling to mitigate the potential impact the regulation could have on their estate planning efforts. Owners of family businesses have traditionally relied on valuation discounts to curb the estate and gift tax burden associated ...

Track 4 - ADVANCING THE FAMILY TRUST - Lessons Learned When Forming Private Trust Companies
Publish Date:
Oct 22 2015

Establishing a Private Family Trust Company (PFTC) is a significant step in a family’s evolution from managing its wealth to institutionalizing its family governance, trustee processes and strategic direction as a family enterprise. In this session, the PFTC Network community comes together for a discussion around lessons learned when forming...

2025 FOX Foresight: A Difficult Transition: Proactive Planning and Support for Aging Principals
Publish Date:
Jan 24 2025

We’ll examine how to successfully navigate the challenges that arise with the aging and cognitive decline of a family member and/or board member from the perspective of the family office. Aging experts emphasize several strategies for identifying cognitive impairment and ensuring early detection, along with resources and approaches for handling the...

2024 FOX Foresight: Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Spirit to Sustain the Enterprise Family
Publish Date:
Feb 03 2024

One of the most discussed topics is to what degree entrepreneurial and vital drive and “hunger” are determined by nature or by nurture. That is, can drive and hunger be taught and developed with the proper education, incentives, influences, or conditions? With a closer look and analysis based on existing literature on the topic and interviews with ...