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U.S. leaders aren’t waiting for certainty. They’re revising plans, diversifying resources, and accelerating investment to stay resilient amid volatility. Findings from Forvis Mazars’ sixth annual Global C-Suite Barometer show that adaptability has become the defining competitive advantage for U.S. companies—alongside key shifts in technology transformation and a rethinking of international expansion.

Trust protectors are becoming an essential tool in modern trust planning. In this discussion, Brian Lucareli, Director of Foley & Lardner’s Private Client Services and Co-Chair of the Family Offices Team, interviews Jamil Daoud, partner in the Estate Planning Group, on how trust protectors—who are often experienced attorneys or CPAs—help preserve the settlor’s intent, adapt to changing laws and family dynamics, and reduce the risk of costly disputes.

The Perpetual Growth Machine (PGM) is a framework that transforms human needs into opportunities, grounded in humanity’s enduring drive to improve living standards. For investors, it emphasizes the importance of looking past short-term market noise and focusing instead on the deeper forces—technological, institutional, and human—that power long-term earnings growth.

Crafted with insights from over 1,300 global experts, this year’s Global Risks Report is your essential guide to identifying, understanding, and preparing for today’s and tomorrow's risks. Published by the World Economic Forum with strategic support from Marsh, this Report outlines the major risk issues facing the world today, including geopolitical and geoeconomic, critical infrastructure, technology and artificial intelligence, and climate change and extreme weather.

Uncertainty is the defining theme of the global risks outlook in 2026 as the world enters a new age of competition amid geopolitical and economic risks on the rise. Further underscoring this reality, half of the surveyed experts expect the next two years to be a turbulent environment, with political, economic, and social fault lines continuing to widen. In this unsettled environment, technology emerges as a double-edged force—capable of amplifying risk while simultaneously unlocking powerful sources of growth.

Attracting and retaining top talent depends on effective incentive programs that engage skilled individuals from diverse backgrounds to achieve ideal outcomes and drive sustainable value. As technological change accelerates and economic conditions remain uncertain, compensation and human capital committees play an increasingly pivotal role. Their mandate is expanding beyond executive pay oversight to encompass enterprise-wide human capital evolution—advancing talent development, engagement, and organizational resilience.

With the use of crypto assets increasing, the answers to ten frequently asked questions (the FAQ) provide clarification on crypto that goes beyond bitcoin in the fast-evolving universe of blockchain-based assets. From the perspectives of opportunities and risks, the FAQ explain stablecoins, utility tokens, and murky regulation, while stressing crypto’s real superpowers: speed, low cost, and global reach. And with the new U.S.

Most Wall Street innovations fail taxable investors by ignoring taxes, layering on complexity, and charging exorbitant fees. They are products in search of a buyer rather than solutions to real problems. Long-short direct indexing, like the index fund and ETF before it, is different: aligned incentives, transparent and reasonable costs, and a clear, measurable benefit. For the ultra-high-net-worth and family office investors, it can turn market volatility into a sustainable source of after-tax outperformance—something Wall Street has long failed to provide.

Crypto has long been treated as a fringe market, better known for speculation than innovation. That era is ending. Regulators and institutions have stopped ignoring crypto and started shaping it, notably through the GENIUS ACT, the first federal framework for U.S. Dollar stablecoins that combine aspects of the stability, backing, and regulatory clarity of U.S. Dollars, with the technological advantages of blockchains. Although improved, crypto remains an emerging and volatile market.

After a prolonged period of subdued deal activity and capital accumulation, private equity is entering 2026 with renewed optimism—flush with dry power and ready to deploy. Financing conditions are stabilizing, interest rates are decreasing, and valuations are beginning to reset. As the industry prepares for renewed activity, private equity firms are shifting from growth-at-any-cost strategies toward operational value creation, deeper diligence, and more disciplined risk underwriting.