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Cybersecurity Basics in the Family Office

May 07, 2015
For many family offices—especially the smaller ones—the thought of spending tens of thousands of dollars on one key element of cybersecurity, penetrat...

USD on the March

Apr 30, 2015
Here are some numbers to grab your attention and ponder: The U.S. dollar has rallied almost 25% percent in the past nine months and 35% over the past ...

Why Profits are Soaring at Top Multi-Family Offices and Wealth Advisor Firms

Apr 24, 2015
Multi-family offices and wealth advisors are enjoying growing profitability—and revenue.That’s what we learned while conducting the 2014 FOX Multi-Fam...

The Two Features in Family Offices with Top Investment Returns

Apr 17, 2015
There’s a strong correlation between family offices’ investment performance and reliance on a CIO and investment committee.In analyzing the results of...

Personal Gifting: The Journey from Impulsive to Strategic Gifts

Apr 07, 2015
With the impulse-inducing holiday season past, we are well into a new year, maybe even with a resolution or two to keep. Most of what happens over the...

Leaders Are Taught, Not Born

Apr 06, 2015
Leadership is an integral part of a wealth advisor’s everyday responsibilities as someone responsible for providing holistic and integrated family wea...

How the Cloud has Transformed Technology in the Family Office

Mar 20, 2015
There has been a paradigm shift in family office technology.A decade ago, family offices had to custom build systems to meet their specific needs. It ...

Benchmarking: Family Unity Through Philanthropy

Mar 06, 2015
An impressive 79% of families say they have at least one family foundation. That's what we found in the 2014 FOX Family Office Benchmarking™ surv...

Agile Advising: The Advisor I Want To Be

Mar 03, 2015
Recently, a close friend of mine told me about a financial analysis on investing that a private wealth firm had sent her. She read most of it, but it ...

Single-Family Offices Can Now Serve Former In-Laws

Feb 17, 2015
The SEC has expanded the definition of “family” in single-family offices.The January 2015 ruling, which was an update to a previous SEC ruling we cove...