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Just as online shopping gives consumers access to the best Black Friday deals without the need to awaken before dawn, systematic tax-loss harvesting enables investors to realize the best opportunities to harvest losses throughout the year without concern that thin, end-of-year markets will impact a portfolio’s yield and risk profile. While th...

Blockchain's primary use and application is to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions—which has helped drive strong investor interest in crypto, along with its high potential return and low correlation to traditional assets. However, there are a number of risks that investors should evaluate before considering an allocation to crypto.

Manager selection is a critical component of success in any asset class, but particularly in private equity, where manager return dispersion is meaningfully wider than in public markets. Over time, the factors influencing private equity manager selection have become more complex. Investors should account for these changes but remain focused on key ...

Inflation predictions are as challenging as ever, but current risks do appear skewed to the upside. Inflation specific hedges are available, but such tactical adjustments can prove costly (and not always effective). Over the last 40 plus years, equities have been a strong nominal performer even in periods of elevated inflation.

Adoption of an ESG strategy may begin as a reactive response to regulatory, investor, employee, or other stakeholder pressures, but that shouldn’t be where it ends. To reorient business strategy from shareholder to stakeholder and from short-term to long-term value creation, organizations need to tackle the primary actions to take them there....

While 2021 revealed the resiliency of the tech industry and inspired innovation amid spikes in demand, the tech landscape in 2022 will be shaped by the confluence of various factors. From impending tax changes to a booming deal environment to supply chain shortages and more, the tech industry is in for a memorable 2022. Explore the seven technology...

In today’s workplace environment, organizations face heightened challenges for employee recruitment, retention, wellbeing, and engagement. Understanding how to attract new employees, while keeping and supporting your current workforce is critical to an organization’s ongoing success. It starts with having a sense of urgency, empathy, be...

With OSHA releasing and publishing the Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”) on November 4, 2021, there are new vaccine guidelines and mandates for employers to follow. In this eBook, we address the “vaccinate or test” program set forth in the ETS and provide samples and templates on mandatory vaccination policy, reasonab...

With the past two years as a backdrop, risk management and insurance for 2022 will be anything but simple. It will entail assessing vulnerabilities with regards to changes such as permanent work-from-home arrangements, increased exposure to extreme weather events, cybercrime, and various pandemic-related ripple effects. High net worth individuals a...

When it comes to the sale of transfer of your business, preparation for it will be key in ensuring that it’s a successful transition. Six best practices toward that end will help guide you through the journey. Further, it helps lay the groundwork for estate planning.

The growth and adoption of secure digital identity systems, including digital health status systems containing health records, could provide a uniform and reliable response to calls for health credential verification. Regardless of their origins, digital identity systems will have little success gaining public confidence and widespread acceptance u...

In this conversation, U.S. Congressman Darren Soto of Florida's 9th District tells us what the U.S. Congress is doing to regulate crypto currency and its inevitable introduction into the mainstream economy. From the hardware store down the street to huge financial institutions, Congressman Soto is doing his best to make sure crypto currency is ...

In this outlook of forward-looking perspectives, experts provide specific, timely advice on how to articulate your unique vision for your wealth across key societal and financial themes for 2022 and beyond.

If you own a closely held business, choosing how and when to exit your business is a critical part of the planning. If one of your goals involves benefiting charity, you might consider the use of a charitable remainder trust (CRT). It’s also an option that can help achieve other business exit goals and reduce your overall tax payment.

2022 should be viewed as a transition year as the global economic and investment environment evolves in search of a new reality. Inflation and central banks will be in focus, along with other shifts underway. For investors, all the change means having an effective risk management of portfolios that is complemented by longer-term considerations. Two...