This year’s FOX Wealth Advisor Forum focused on practical, business-building approaches to the many trends and issues affecting advisors to the ultra-wealthy. The forum offered methods to address the accelerating innovations in investment technology and omni-present cybersecurity risks, as well as the increasing longevity of our clients, inte...
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According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, people’s trust in business, government, NGOs and media has yet to recover, revealing growing levels of mistrust globally. However, positive regulatory steps, a renewed focus on client satisfaction and data security, and a clearly communicated social purpose have helped the financial services indu...
Wealth levels continue to rise, yet overall charitable giving has remained stagnant over the past forty years. What is on the horizon for philanthropy? How can families most effectively have an impact on society now and in the future? Kim Laughton, President of Schwab Charitable will share current giving trends including the tax benefits, new ideas...
Maintaining successful communication during disruptive times as we’ve all experienced this year, requires a strategic approach of knowing how and when to reach out to clients via email, text, phone, or face-to-face meetings. One of the nation’s top consultants to wealth advisors will provide insights on improved ways to manage client ex...
You hear it repeatedly, Millennials and Women are set to inherit $41T in the next 10 years. What does this mean to your practice? What needs to change? What tools do you need and what resources are out there to meet new demands for investment with conscience? How can a thoughtful, perhaps slow, ethical approach align with the super-efficiency of ro...
Succession planning, development of the next generation, finding and keeping key staff members… all seem to be constant quests in the Family Office. In this session, we explored how to incorporate helpful goal setting principles in creating expectations for your staff and apply practical tips for providing effective performance feedback within your...
Single family offices are increasingly faced with the topic of succession whether triggered by an upcoming departure of a family office executive or a broader transition in generational family leadership. Successfully navigating these transitions requires an ability to step back, take a broader view, incorporate new perspectives while also asking t...
A growing number of wealth owners around the world are actively involved in impact investing, supporting innovative, commercially viable solutions that drive transformation into a more just and sustainable society. In her new study, Catalyzing Wealth For Change, A Guide to Impact Investing for ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, found...
Many of us struggle to identify the ways in which we can affect change in the world. It is obvious and easy to some, yet daunting to others. This panel will explore insights to enlighten, educate, inspire and motivate the audience in the quest for living an engaged and purposeful life by sharing their own experiences philanthropic action prompted b...
Impact investing is gaining significant momentum in the family office community, with families investing the majority of the more than $60 billion allocated to impact fund strategies. This three-hour seminar will provide a high-level overview of the key elements of impact investing for family offices across asset classes. Topics discussed will incl...
Impact investing continues to garner increasing attention in the financial media and amongst the investing community. While generating shared consensus and arriving at the decision to invest in line with your family values is a great accomplishment, many families face challenges when it comes to moving beyond conversations and formulating an actual...
QuickBooks and Excel are a common software pairing for family offices that seemingly has cost, flexibility and familiarity on its side. However, the disadvantages of this approach soon begin to outweigh the benefits. The fact that close to 90% of spreadsheets contain errors in at least 1% of all formula cells means considerable hidden risk. Plus, f...
Steven Draper will set out for discussion the idea of using Office 365 as the core platform in a family office and synthesize some of latest developments around this platform. This will be followed by an open Q&A.
A family office portal is a secure electronic gateway to the information that you want to share with your family—files, photos, services, and information—accessible over the Internet through a web browser. It can be a powerful means of connection for the family. Come to this session to learn about one family's experience creating th...