Family businesses are an essential source of prosperity and stability to both our global economy and our society. The characteristics and practices of large, long-lived family businesses serve not only as a model for other family businesses but also for all companies that aspire to maintain an entrepreneurial spirit, innovate and maintain growth. The global survey presented in this report focuses on seven success factors for family businesses, including succession, women in leadership, governance, communication and more.
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Family Wealth Conversations: The Role of Prenuptials
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There are no easy answers when it comes to prenuptial agreements, but understanding the fundamentals will help ensure that the agreement is ultimately fair to all parties, achieves the family’s objectives, and will withstand any future challenge. This article provides tips, advice and a number of options when it comes to setting up a prenuptial agreement.
Some believe you must sacrifice family relationships for success in a family business. But in fact, focus on the family doesn’t drain business success — it enhances it.
Can The Wealth Inheritor Chase The American Dream?
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It is easy to understand why the American underclass has almost insurmountable obstacles to living the American Dream. What may not be so obvious is how difficult it may be for the wealth inheritor to live the American Dream.
Effective governance empowers leaders of wealthy families and/or families in business to make the most of the unique strength of a family enterprise: the synergy between a strong, unified business owning family and a well-run family enterprise or family office.
As a respected leader in the Bemberg Family, Mr. de Ganay will share some of his family’s history spanning 6 generations. He oversees the Quilvest Wealth Management business and was involved in selling the business the family owned together for over 120 years. The respected governance process that the family has developed over time has made it possible for the family to stay together through the purchase of another industrial business and through leadership changes. Joining Mr.
“What can I do to ensure the wealth has a positive impact on the next generation?” While there is not a silver bullet solution or a guarantee of success, this session will provide insights and examples to help parents, family office professionals and wealth advisors address this common question. Jill will provide concrete tools, guidelines and success factors for empowering and engaging your next generation family members including an actionable listing of the ten recommendations for preparing the next generation wealth owner.
The evolving expectations of family governance practices and family transitions are bringing a more diverse set of family members into the heart of family operations—including those members who self-identify (or could be identified) as FINANCIAL CREATIVES.
A View From the Bridge
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Neil Howe is a renowned demographer and authority on generations and social change. He develops and implements cutting-edge research, analysis, and consulting services to help clients understand how generations impact marketing and workforce issues as well as strategic and financial planning. As a historian, economist, and demographer, Neil Howe is a recognized authority on global aging, long-term fiscal policy, and migration. As a bestselling author, he has written over a dozen books on generations, demographic change, and fiscal policy, many of them with William Strauss.
This document outlines 12 of the most common questions posed by couples prior to engaging in a prenuptial agreement.