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Family Office Exchange and guests reflected on today’s “new breed” of advisory service. While options are plentiful, obtaining and maintaining an optimal client experience remains dependent on integrating the unique needs of the family with the individual knowledge, skills and talents of advisors and the systems and processes that...

Critical to the work of FOX’s Knowledge Center is identifying the global trends and issues that have immediate and future impact on families of wealth. As such, FOX is pleased to share the ten trends emerging in the family wealth industry and the anticipated interdisciplinary service necessary to meet and exceed the needs of client families. As par...

It has been said that that business leaders frequently overestimate the impact of change in the short term and underestimate the impact of change in the long term. Many advisors are aware of the shifts in servicing required by the millennial next generation of wealth owners. This session challenges attendees to think about the 10-year impact of the...

Wealth owner and family office investment performance bounced back in 2012. So how are these investors feeling about the economy and planning for 2013? FOX will dig into the results of two recent investment surveys to provide a look at both ends of the market - self-directed wealth owners with less than $100M investable and families with family off...

Sara Hamilton, CEO and Founder of FOX, will share the FOX research on some of the key trends and issues that will change the landscape for business owning families over the next decade. Sara will outline key questions that advisors need to pose to their business owner clients who are facing critical transitions, and the panel participants an...

David Friedman, President of WealthX, will share his firm's research on the private business marketplace, identifying its size and ownership by industry type. David will compare US ownership trends with patterns found in other parts of the world and how transfer taxes impact business structures. He will help us evaluate the importance o...

What are the leadership attributes and behaviors that wealth owners need to embody in order to promote long-term wealth sustainability and family continuity in 21st century? How do they differ, if at all, from the past? Karen Neal, FOX Managing Director of Consulting, will facilitate a dialogue, drawing on a family example presented by 4th ge...

At some point on your family journey and through the key life stages, you may take a step back and realize the wealth and legacy you’ve created are going to live on for generations. As you begin to reflect, you can look to the legacy and estate planning guide in this Digest as a starting point. You’ll also find helpful checklists, thoughtful questi...

Seasoned investors know that you cannot predict the future of the markets. But smart private wealth managers know that the key to preserving and growing wealth is to anticipate critical trends that are likely to have a lasting impact. Where trends are concerned, 2024 has a lot brewing around the geopolitical conflicts, the explosion of artificial i...

As private equity (PE) fund managers and portfolio companies look ahead in 2024, they anticipate a changing exit landscape, hurdles in meeting their investment theses, and ongoing talent obstacles. To meet the inevitable dealmaking challenges (and opportunities), there are 5 PE trends to keep in mind: (1) the ramifications of the U.S. presiden...

Rising global rates, a strong U.S. dollar, and tightening liquidity conditions have weighed on sentiment in emerging markets (EMs). But EMs may be regaining their footing as easier monetary conditions could drive growth in 2024 for both equities and debt alike. Any recovery, however, is unlikely to be uniform. As a new cycle unfolds, we expect the ...

Sound money is the result when interest rates are above the rate of inflation, a development that is expected to persist in the years ahead. In the meantime, the transition to a higher interest rate environment has no doubt challenged investors, who have endured historical losses in bonds and high volatility in stocks. But make no mistake: This str...

Several years on from the pandemic, the global economy is still wrestling with the repercussions. While investors will hope for the best in 2024, macro analyst Richard de Chazal examines the resiliency of the markets against a crowded backdrop of Fed policy uncertainty, inflation, bond market and economic dynamics, and other factors each of which w...

The tech industry has been undergoing a difficult period. Economic instability, high inflation, and rising interest rates have prompted tech companies to reevaluate their business strategies, adjust their growth plans, and revisit their staffing models. At the same time, there have been remarkable advancements with generative artificial intelligenc...

After more than a decade of record low interest rates, the combination of inflation and increasing interest rates has investors jittery; however, it also presents an opportunity for high-net-worth individuals to review and adjust their existing strategies for estate planning, business planning, financial planning, and wealth management.