Stuart Porter will discuss investment opportunities in energy such as oil and gas as well as renewables. Mr. Porter will talk about energy pricing and US shale production, the energy renaissance in North America versus conditions in the rest of the world, and the role of technology in the energy sector. In addition to more traditional energy source...
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Family member and private investor Oakleigh Thorne will be part of an interactive discussion through the use of a moderator regarding his investment approach since the sale of his family’s business, Commerce Clearing House, 20 years ago. He will share the lessons he has learned in the process and also talk about his experiences as a diversifi...
As Benjamin Franklin once stated, “If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” High net worth individuals often accumulate substantial assets in the form of art, jewelry, wine and as an element of equestrian actives and equine ownership. While the pursuit of these passions can become sound financial investments…they can al...
One Thousand & One Voices™ is a movement of influential families investing Relational Capital, Intellectual Capital and Patient Financial Capital — or Three-Dimensional Capital™ — to profitably accelerate prosperity in rising markets. The consortium of aligned families from around the world has the objective of accelerating prosperity in rising...
Liquid Alternatives have risen in popularity for family offices and families as they increasingly bring these vehicles to supplement their alternative allocations. Packaging and delivery of these return streams have been brought to market in the form of Alternative '40 Act Funds or Alternative Private Investment Partnerships. Do the...
Families continue to seek a better way of communicating performance results so that end users can gain a thorough understanding of the impact of strategic asset allocation, rebalancing, tactical shifts, and individual manager results and other performance measures. Critical to the success of such reporting is starting the performance discussion at ...
FOX and FDX Capital are pleased to profile current investment strategies of importance to our members, and will ask some investors to provide updates on their activities over the past year. We will also present new sources of deal flow for your consideration, as the dynamics of the private equity industry are changing rapidly. On the research...
PFTCs provide significant flexibility with respect to investment management. The governance models afforded under PFTCs allow families to carefully craft the role of investment management, from the what, to the who, to the how. Modern trust laws in select states will allow you to create this flexibility through PFTCs, or for those less ...
How are wealth owners managing the investment process? Who is making investment decisions, and what kind of results did those decisions yield in a year where the S & P 500 returned 32%? Using recent FOX research, Sara Hamilton will answer these questions and share 2013 asset allocation and performance data for survey participants. She will revi...
While the concept of discussing the values and expectations surrounding philanthropy aren’t new and advisors are tasked with satisfying the gifting expectations of the families they serve, as indicated in the 2013 U.S. Trust and The Philanthropic Initiative research on philanthropy—there is a significant disconnect between advisor...
In today’s increasing complex global investment marketplace there is an incredible diversity of investment opportunities—each with their own underlying risk/reward characteristics. The Optimal Advisor is now more challenged than ever to assimilate the most effective strategies for the families they serve while continuing to minimize the...
In today’s burgeoning Family Office Industry marketplace, the key word is “Integration”, yet, many firms have not yet learned how to deliver true Integrated Family Wealth Management. Firms often silo their offerings creating tremendous inefficiencies and costs for the client while simultaneously missing tremendous opportunities. S...
With wealth comes responsibility—a challenge that daunts some families, but inspires others. Two families, from the myriad of FOX families who engage their wealth in high impact activities, shared their personal stories of what they did more, better and differently to initiate a Butterfly Effect within their family and community. Below ...