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Reopening Your Family Office

8 July, 2020
In our May 26th FOX Virtual Member Exchange, we discussed the factors to consider when planning to open your Family Office. The below steps are critical to consider in addition to monitoring state and local regulations. In addition to working with your building management team, there are also guidel...

Cultivate Family Readiness for Change

Jul 07, 2020
As families of wealth and their Family Offices consider future success strategies, how ready are they to adapt? In this excerpt from our 2020 FOX Foresight publication, FOX Chief Operating Officer, Glen W. Johnson, talks with Dr. Jim Grubman about the approach he uses to help families and their Fami...

Public Health vs. Economic Growth is a False Binary

6 July, 2020
COVID numbers have turned up – for the worse. Given the large spikes in new cases, hospitalizations and positive test rates across the United States, it is difficult to ignore the conflict between economic growth and crushing the pandemic. This tension between economic growth and efforts to stop the...

Good Practices for Virtual Meeting Engagement 

Jun 30, 2020
In our May 12 FOX Member Exchange, we asked a live polling question “Describe the best meeting you’ve been to. What made it great.” The responses varied but what continually stood out, and was a recurring theme throughout the presentation, showing up in the chat box and in member questions. ENGAGEME...

FOX stands up for systemic change. We reject racism, bigotry, and hatred.

18 June, 2020
As we work to process the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others through the generations, we feel compelled to speak out. Discrimination is the greatest threat to a community built on belonging and acceptance. It cuts to the core of who we are and what we ...

2020 Learning Program Schedule Updates

May 12, 2020
We are dedicated to supporting your growth through industry leadership and forward thinking at our forums and workshops. FOX will continue to deliver value by helping you see what’s coming; systematically sharing firm best practices and lessons learned; and identifying your closest peers and strateg...

Voice of the Member - Dealing with the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 27, 2020
With social distancing changing how work is done, a whole host of business continuity issues are affecting family offices. During a recent Member Exchange dialogue, members told us their family office culture, risk appetites, and technology were rapidly changing as a result. Human Capital Chall...

Tips for Supporting Family Office IT Teams During the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 16, 2020
Want to know how to best support your IT teams amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis? Here are a few tips on how you can help make the best of this situation. Exercise PatienceThe most important thing you can do is have patience with your IT staff. Nearly all cloud services are struggling to keep up...

Go for Gold – Choosing a Memorabilia Appraiser

Apr 16, 2020
Last year, The Olympic Manifesto, an 1892 manuscript by Pierre de Coubertin, estimated at $1,000,000, sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s New York for an astounding $8,806,500. This established a new world auction record for sports memorabilia, previously held by a Babe Ruth Yankees jersey that...