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Cybersecurity and the Family Office

May 05, 2016
We all hear how cybercrime is a fast-growing crime, one of the fastest growing crimes and that the financial services sector is a target. There is no ...

Finding a Job in a Family Office

Apr 26, 2016
I recently participated in a roundtable session at a CFA Society of Chicago career event with 12 moderators each leading a table discussion on careers...

Making Impact Investing Your Own

Apr 19, 2016
As impact investing is maturing, we’re seeing an evolution of that very definition.In an earlier FOX Insights blog post, FOX Thought Leaders Council™ ...

Help with Domestic Help

Apr 13, 2016
Margaret hired the neighborhood girl down the street to watch her children a couple days a week and run some simple errands for her. She never imagine...

The One Factor Every Advisor-Client Relationship Comes Down To

Apr 11, 2016
Across all industries, client expectations are changing. Wealth management for the ultra-wealthy is no exception.With the advent of technological disr...

What You Can Learn from Nancy Reagan’s Funeral

Mar 31, 2016
When former First Lady Nancy Reagan passed away in March, millions of Americans mourned the loss. On the day of her funeral, people across the country...

10 Tips for Picking a Leading Wealth Advisor

Mar 16, 2016
FOX's comprehensive criteria measure whether a firm is providing an integrated wealth management solution. The LWA screening criteria is based on over...

Preparing for the Next Industrial Revolution

Mar 14, 2016
The Circular Economy, William McDonough explains, is an economic system that provides continuous benefit for generation after generation through...

Five Risks Ultra-Wealthy Families Need To Watch Out For

Mar 14, 2016
In our work with ultra-wealthy families, we have seen that those families face some fairly unique risks that ordinary people or business w...

Privacy in a Connected World: Apple, the FBI and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Mar 01, 2016
A family office is more often than not founded around the concerns about the family’s privacy and data security. So the current news around the ...