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Session Recap: Vertical Approach to Venture Investing

7 August, 2020
There is often confusion over what exactly is the vertical approach to venture investing. Constance Freedman, Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures, e...

Session Recap: The Dynamic Ecosystem of Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrency

7 August, 2020
The future of money is a timely yet complicated topic, especially with cryptocurrency in the mix. Thomas Anderson, Author of Money without Boundaries, shares fou...

Session Recap: Digital Rubicon, Proximity and the Future of All Business

6 August, 2020
Innovation often comes out of conflict or hardship that forces us to develop new ideas and a new mindset to solve and overcome the conflict. Robert Wolcott, Co-F...

Session Recap: The Emerging Influence of Social Impact Investing

6 August, 2020
What is social impact investing? Is it reliable? Should you use it? Basically social impact investing is an investment strategy and a tactic to address pressing ...

Session Recap: What Now? The Economy, Investing, and Elections

5 August, 2020
While Coronavirus looms large in the second half of 2020, it can feel like anyone’s guess as to the future of our economy. This pandemic crisis is like no other,...

Session Recap: Uncorrelated Strategies: Preparing for the Ride Ahead

5 August, 2020
We all know the fundamental rule of investing is diversification. The more money that goes into any one area of a portfolio, generally the lower the returns. Div...

Session Recap: Highlights from the 2020 FOX Global Investment Survey

5 August, 2020
We are delighted to share important highlights from the 2020 FOX Global Investment Survey. FOX produces this annual survey of 120 family offices, and offers insi...

Session Recap: Resilience and Growth in Disruptive Times

4 August, 2020
Why is it when two people experience the same event, one person is overwhelmed and stressed, yet the other person is fine, and might even grow from it? What are ...

Session Recap: Best Practices for Virtual Client Engagement

4 August, 2020
Wealth advisors round the globe are asking, “How do we connect with our clients in a meaningful way, when we can’t be in the same room?” In this new world of inc...

Session Recap: Business Development in the Age of Digital Privacy and Personalization

4 August, 2020
The top three best practices in developing relationships are active listening, emotional intelligence, and building trust. Neuroscientific research on oxytocin –...

Session Recap: The Evolving Role of the Wealth Advisor

4 August, 2020
In today’s fast-paced and media-driven environment, wealth advisors see themselves as everything from a trusted partner to an educator to a financial therapist. ...

Session Recap: The Future of Wealth Management Technology

31 July, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably impacted client service across the globe. As various trends emerge from this new normal, one issue wealth management firms m...

FOXCast: Scott Winget and Leigh Griffith Discuss New IRS Coordinated High Wealth Audit

24 July, 2020
In June, the IRS announced that it will begin a new campaign to audit hundreds of high net worth individuals after they reopen their offices on July 15th, 2020. ...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Diana Ermini of Sage Intacct

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having on family offices? Sage Intacct is a best-in-class cloud accounting and financial management software solution...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Mary Timmons of Northern Trust

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses? Founded originally by a family office 130 years ago, Northern Trust is a global financial ...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Padman Perumal of Masttro

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having in family offices? Masttro is a wealth management financial technology company, originally developed by a glob...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Ryan Kerry of KnowLedger

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses?Knowledger is a technology tool that efficiently moves data from a custodian source, housin...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Paul Freeland of SEI

23 July, 2020
What is the biggest impact your solution is having in family offices? SEI Family Office Services is a technology and outsourcing provider using the Archway Platf...

FOX Family Office Technology Showcase Interview with Cameron Sheehan of Addepar

23 July, 2020
What are the primary business challenges that your solution addresses?

Buying Art from Afar: 10 Ways to Improve the Risk

26 June, 2019
At first glance, news about the art market appears ominous: fairs have been canceled, auction houses have cut salaries, and closed borders have reduced trade. Bu...

Venture Investing in Artificial Intelligence Companies

Jul 8, 2020
We have come a long way from the days when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was primarily a research project in academia or in the corporate world, and the size of t...

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 consi...

Cultivate Family Readiness for Change

Jul 7, 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 publi...

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 diffi...