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While it’s difficult to predict the near-term market and economic landscape, it’s clear that consumers and businesses will need new methods, ideas, and approaches. To scale effectively long-term, tech leaders will need to consider the balance between innovation and risk holistically and with intent. Here are few hotbeds of innovative opportunity and some of the risks these pursuits may encounter.

The basic foundation for every core legacy plan starts with five documents: a will, an irrevocable or living trust, a durable power of attorney for financial management, an advanced medical directive, and a HIPAA release. John Forster, a partner with the law firm of Baker Hostetler, who has interviewed some of the most successful families in the U.S. shares his thoughts on how to get started with a core legacy plan and what you need to know.

Nonprofit endowments and philanthropic foundations are increasingly interested in how their investment practices can be aligned with the institution's mission, values, and goals. One way to do that is impact investing, which is a process designed to align environmental, social, governance and faith-based goals with an investment portfolio. As impact investment opportunities become more prevalent, institutions are taking notice on behalf of their stakeholders.

By drastically increasing the federal estate and gift tax exemption, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a significant estate tax mitigation opportunity for high-net-worth individuals and families. National Director of Wealth Strategies Blair Talty discusses how these strategies have indeed been strengthened during COVID-19.

In this webcast, Cambridge Associates thought leaders discuss the current state of real assets markets and how they are positioning portfolios for the long-term. With an insider’s view, they share their investment process across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. They cover the risks in the marketplace and the bright spots going forward in the future.

Society is facing an unprecedented time of anxiety, and more now than ever, families of wealth are concerned about both their financial and personal well-being. A panel of experts share their insights on how advisors can help their family clients find balance during unbalanced times and establish calm—from updating the estate plan to easing the portfolio panic, from mitigating the risk of cybercrime to creating a more peaceful lifestyle, and to securing the legacy through the use of life insurance.

The COVID-19 epidemic has shown the effectiveness of home-working and has disrupted traditional work methods, accelerating the deployment of remote working. Will this lead to a downward trend on the office market? In this podcast, an analysis of various factors reveals insights gleaned from a case study on the Paris region.

Most teenagers have heard that investing early in life is a way to build wealth over time. They've most likely heard that buying stocks is a common way to invest. In this video, they learn what stocks are and how they are sold and purchased. They will also discover the benefits that stocks offer to investors.

What happens when a founding donor isn’t around to direct the foundation’s mission and grantmaking activity? To avoid unwanted consequences and confusion, succession planning requires a comprehensive strategy that addresses the foundation’s future and provide it with a mission or donor intent statement. It should answer who will make decisions for using the funds and provide the criteria for making those decisions.

Financial services (FS) companies made a high-speed switch to home offices and kitchen tables in March 2020 when COVID-19 forced widespread lockdowns around the world. In a survey of 50 executives and 144 employees, the results clearly show that FS executives are committed to making remote work more manageable for their employees and that these arrangements can be productive. We also learned what employees want from their employers to help be successful working remotely going forward.