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The future is now and with it we are seeing many changes – for family members, for the family enterprise and family office, and for the external wealth advisors the family relies on. The transformation will be predominantly philosophical and cultural, resulting in a sweeping paradigm shift that will deliver better balance between managing the famil...

We are entering a New Era in Family Wealth. The New Era represents a distinct shift in families’ needs and priorities. Family wealth has long been defined mostly in financial terms, which led to growth and protection of the family’s financial capital as the overriding priority. Today, here is an emerging desire by more families to focus on purpose,...

Any owner at any age can gain ownership-related perspective and skills contributing to greater family harmony and business success. With two other authors, Gaia Marchisio, executive director at Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, has written a book providing enterprising families and their advisors examples and practical advi...

The past two years have tested even the most resilient families who have been challenged with balancing domestic obligations with home schooling and managing companies virtually. In the best of times, family held enterprises often have complex dynamics due to the relationships between employees. Given the uncertainty in the world, it is unsurprisin...

Jennifer Risher and her husband became extra-lucky beneficiaries of the dot-com boom. But sudden wealth had its challenges. Jennifer will shared her thought-provoking, personal story that explores the hidden impact of wealth on identity, relationships, and sense of place in the world. At a time when money is still a taboo subject even among those c...

Rob Wolcott, Co-Founder and Chairman of The World Innovation Network (TWIN), will explain the ‘great unwinding’ of 2021 and how organizations can harness the powerful yet chaotic energy that will be unleashed on the world as society opens back up. Now more than ever, organizations need to identify what objectives they’ll prioritiz...

At the 2020 FOX Family Forum, family members, office executives, and their trusted advisors heard how other families have built plans to achieve positive change and successfully transition to future generations. Attendees came away with ideas, tools, and frameworks to help them map out next steps on the road to being a positive and productive enter...

With almost all meetings now happening virtually, how are firms establishing and growing client relationships? Demonstrating your firm’s capabilities, better understanding client needs, maximizing touchpoints, and building deeper client relationships are all important client engagement goals. In this session, leading family learning and events prof...

Moderated by FOX’s David Toth, we’ll hear from three prominent wealth advisors regarding the advisor role, how they see the role evolving, the technology influencing what they do and how they do it, and the skill sets they seek in the next advisor generation. Presenters: Thomas P. Melcher, Managing Director, Director of Family Wealth, Glenmed...

Explore the good, the bad, and the ugly around succession and generational transitions of power and control within families of wealth. Hear from one Gen 7 family on their recent generational succession, what prompted the transition, and how they navigated the practical and emotional challenges.Nate Imfeld, Attorney, Foley & Lardner, LLPTor...

Major disruptions to the normal course of business are heading our way, and enterprise families will be uniquely challenged by unforeseen risks and opportunities. As trusted advisors to ultra-wealthy families and enterprises, our industry needs to understand how to have effective conversations to prepare clients for these looming disruptions. To ad...

A panel of FOX Enterprise Leaders will share best practices that global families use to strengthen their family enterprises. When the family values the continuation of the family and their enterprise beyond the original operating business, a set of guiding principles and practices lead the way for generations to come. Topics in this session will in...

Upon the sale of the Knell family’s operating business, Harvey was confronted with a new set of challenges. How could he work to “let go early” like his father did so effectively, how he would support the transition of his family wealth, and most importantly to Harvey, how would he ensure critical skills were developed within his ...

To make decisions about the future, families need reports that provide a full view of their integrated risk exposure and their allocation across all family entities. Yet such aggregate reports remain the elusive Holy Grail of our industry. It is often promised by product providers, but product capabilities often still fall short of expectations. On...

As follow-up to the 2023 FOX Rising Gen Research Study, a panel of rising generation leaders shared their personal stories of challenges and successes and gave advice to their rising gen peers. Amplifying the voices of future family leaders encourages positive change and multigenerational discussions. ...