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FOX has identified the cultivation of Human Capital as a key element of multi-generational success for business-owning families and other Family Offices that are focused on continuity, succession, and continual growth of family assets. The Frisbie Group in Palm Beach was originally founded by three brothers investing in a single rental property in ...

For the past 3 decades, the private wealth industry has been heavily focused on, and dominated by, highly technical disciplines, such as investment management, tax and accounting, and trust and estate planning, with solutions primarily serving the financial capital of enterprise families and the vision of prior generations. The qualitative needs an...

Families tend to focus on the technical elements when planning wealth transfer, including management of their investments and estate planning. However, to build a long-term foundation for success, it's just as critical to strategically prepare the people in a family. Come to this interactive discussion to learn realistic best practices for strength...

It’s no secret the investment world has changed, causing many family offices to re-evaluate the way they invest. During this session, FOX members will share the process they went through to reorganize their investment function. They’ll explain how they managed the restructuring of investment governance, outsourced relationships, underlying portfoli...

A well-defined governance system is what drives a strategy for portfolio investments—all the while increasing a family’s ability to formulate its goals and policies, make decisions, and perform an oversight function. This paper can help families in the development of their own decision-making framework and focuses on three core building blocks...

In today’s investment environment, family offices require full investment capabilities to achieve the returns required by wealth owners. As there are many non-investment activities happening in a family office setting, the build or outsource approach to investment resourcing should include saving on both the costs and time associated with running a...

Investing is challenging, even for the most seasoned investors, given the underlying emotions and mental biases inherent in human decision making. To help minimize the challenges around investing, successful investors have explicit investment processes and practices that are clearly outlined and consistently implemented. To ensure you are set up fo...

Through a collaboration with a family office and outside partners, hear one family’s approach to encouraging the rising generation to find their voice in the family enterprise. Learn from a Family Office COO how to design and steward a rising generation program with family input and the support of external consultants. Together, the group discusses...

How can emerging AI programs and workplace tools create opportunities for progress and growth without creating a culture of fear and avoidance within your organization? We’ll begin the session with a moderated interview featuring industry expert Alex Wissner-Gross to lay the groundwork for understanding AI’s influence on family enterprises. This se...

FOX has recently taken a closer look at the various types of capital available to families and the offices that serve them. One category not yet discussed at our forums is TIME CAPITAL. Given the limited nature of time, it is essential to allocate, invest, spend, and cherish the time we have. Time, as we experience it, is not linear, yet why do ...

In the thriving family, learning and growing must be both individual and across the family system. In this breakout participants will learn how the 10x10 Learning Roadmap can be used to develop group learning programs for all family members and/or for specific cohorts. This session is complementary to the day two session that focuses on the i...

What is your superpower? If you don’t know, well, you don’t get to put on the cape. Based on his book, Design for Strengths: Applying Design Thinking to Individual and Team Strengths and Weaknesses, John will share the “Design Thinking” mindset and process out of Stanford University, ubiquitously used at Apple, Google, Amazon, a...

In this session, participants will explore a comprehensive framework designed to address the essential question: how might we build a strong and connected family of wealth? The discussion will center on the ten core competencies crucial at each life stage for navigating the unique challenges and opportunities that wealth brings. Attendees will be e...

Preparing the rising generation for leadership can feel daunting at the beginning. It takes courage and vision to get things started. Along with understanding five key things in your preparation, advance incrementally and look for ways to use education to get family members excited about the future of the rising gen and their leadership positions i...