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Unlike trustees, who have very specific fiduciary duties spelled out for them in our trust laws, beneficiaries don’t have much guidance to help them in the role of beneficiary. Our answers to these frequently asked questions should help provide guidance on how to be a good beneficiary and your rights as a beneficiary under Michigan law.

Families of wealth often ask for views on two related topics—how to think about philanthropy versus impact investing and how to best implement a socially and/or environmentally impactful investment strategy. While common themes transcend these topics, each is distinct and presents an opportunity by allowing families to engage in a powerful combination of both philanthropy and impact investing.

In this second paper of a two-part series on philanthropy and sustainable investing, we outline how families may wish to identify opportunities within sustainable and impact investing themes.

ESG factors can be hard to quantify in frontier markets, but a quantitative approach with a qualitative overlay may help uncover attractive opportunities. For the transcript of this video, select the Download option.

Many investors think frontier markets are too risky, but strategically overweighting these markets in an emerging markets debt portfolio could offer higher return potential. For the transcript of this video, select the Download option.

Many newly wealthy families can credit their expanded fortunes to a major liquidity event, most frequently the sale of a business. For many in this group, recently acquired wealth creates a host of new and, sometimes unexpected, challenges. While the challenges will vary from family to family, the members of this group share some common needs. In this piece, we look at what those needs are and how they might be addressed when creating a comprehensive financial plan.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are poised to drastically alter the way businesses and governments operate on a global scale, with significant regulations already under way. To avoid overburdening businesses with the compliance requirements that aim to maintain the accountability, transparency, and fairness of AI, it is important for regulators to ensure that stakeholders may still leverage AI technologies’ great benefits in a cost-effective manner.

Best practice business processes and workflows for the family office are essential factors in maximizing efficiency, minimizing risk, and positively impacting ongoing staffing challenges. However, clinging to old ideas has hindered family offices’ adoption of modern capabilities. Despite the uniqueness of every family office, there are many areas to incorporate universal truths where industry-standard workflows and best practices can be leveraged to ensure efficiency and employee productivity, reduce risks, and improve outcomes across the entire enterprise.

While there is no single thing that makes a college essay good, there are three core characteristics that are part of every good essay. Beginning with knowing how to immediately establish attention within the first sentence, a college essay can stand out and make the admission officers want to read further and discover more about the person who is seeking admission into their college.

Departing for college is a major life event for your family, marking a significant step toward your child's independence. Whether your child is going near or far, planning is critical. Follow this checklist to address critical healthcare, insurance, personal safety, and financial decisions.