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Recommended Reading: Greg Curtis on How Not to Invest Your Family’s Money

Nov 15, 2013
If you’re familiar with Greycourt & Co. Founder Greg Curtis, you know that his blog is always a good read. His recent series on common mistakes fa...

More Notes from the 2013 FOX Fall Forum: The Principled Family

Nov 15, 2013
While process was at the forefront of this year’s Forum, the most poignant moments of the event dealt with why families stick together — the beliefs a...

Notes from the 2013 FOX Fall Forum: Family Enterprise Decision Making Processes

Nov 15, 2013
We recently held our annual Fall Forum in Chicago. This year’s theme was “The Butterfly Effect,” which reflects the theory that a change as subtle as ...

Seven Time-Tested Family Continuity Lessons

Oct 17, 2013
Many families have managed their wealth for generations and have healthy, productive and successful sixth- and seventh-generation family members to sh...

The Fundamentals are in Place for a Busy M&A Season, But When Will it Happen?

Oct 17, 2013
The following insight is a contribution from TriState Capital, a Thought Leaders Council member of the Family Office Exchange.Let’s look at the overal...

Five Keys to Stopping Social Engineers

Oct 03, 2013
The following blog post is a contribution from TriState Capital, a Thought Leaders Council member of the Family Office Exchange.Early Monday morning a...

Great-Grandma’s Recipes for Success: The Importance of Family Storytelling

Aug 21, 2013
The following blog post is a contribution from Ascent Private Capital Management, a Thought Leaders Council member of the Family Office Exch...

Infographic: The Top Technology Challenges in Today's Family Offices

Aug 20, 2013
Systems security and finding a software solution that integrates financial data across multiple functions rank as family offices’ top technology conce...

Guilty Money: The Guilt of Inherited Wealth

Aug 19, 2013
The following blog post is a contribution from Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank, a Thought Leaders Council member of the Family Off...

Disaster Recovery in the Family Office

Aug 08, 2013
There is a startling statistic in the recent FOX Benchmarking Report: Technology in the Family Office. Ninety-seven percent of family offices claim to...