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FOX honored Shannon Kennedy, Head, BMO Wealth Management - U.S., with the Glen W. Johnson Legacy Award. The award is presented to a distinguished individual with extraordinary business achievements and who demonstrates Glen’s values and characteristics. Glen was a great admirer of Shannon and we can’t think of a more deserving inaugural recipi...

Don't miss this annual in-depth update. A panel of experts will review recent and potential income tax, trust, and estate planning laws, regulations, and cases in order to discuss managing key challenges and opportunities in 2023. Discover what to watch out for, what to stop worrying about, and what you should consider doing to protect your clients...

Family advisors often have a strong technical or financial background, but the importance of cultivating communication style, emotional intelligence, coaching skills, trust-building, and similar qualitative skills to serve clients cannot be overstated. Join a panel of peers who will share how they meaningfully engage with family clients and discuss...

Year-end provides a chance to review your tax situation to mitigate liabilities and leverage opportunities. Join FOX for a panel discussion on important items that US and Canadian taxpayers and their advisors should consider. This year, potential changes in tax laws, rising interest rates, and a challenging financial environment are all creating co...

Don’t miss this in-depth tax, trust, and estate planning update. Recent trust and estate litigation cases will be examined, as well as trust and fiduciary state laws. Current UHNW tax audit practices will be addressed in addition to a discussion on how to manage the tax challenges that come along with states trying to tax beneficiaries who live in ...

Sharing, documenting, and preserving family narratives are an important part of wealth planning and governance. This session explores how family histories can set a foundation for connection and continuity. Karen McNeill, PhD, Managing Director, Family History, Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank Moderated by Scott Winget, Enter...

Many wealth advisors and specialists have a strong technical or financial background, but the importance of cultivating interpersonal and relational skills to serve families cannot be overstated. Join a panel of exceptional peers who discuss the invaluable impact of continuous development in the everchanging environment many advisors and specialist...

FOX’s annual estate planning webcast will lead participants through a thoughtful discussion of some of the most important topics and developments that were covered at the 56th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. Key legislative, regulatory, and case law updates impacting ultra-high net worth families and their family offices will be cov...

Based on a FOX Research, the average family office spends about 32 percent of its time on financial administration and reporting. That’s almost 17 weeks a year spent on collecting, verifying, analyzing, and consolidating financial information. For some family offices, these jobs took up as much as 75 percent of their time, which left them with litt...

Taking affirmative steps to move one’s property and connections out of their old home is critical to avoiding undesired consequences, such as dual domicile treatment or taxation by another state. This checklist identifies primary and secondary factors that should be considered when establishing domicile in a new state for income tax purposes.

While there are many items family offices should look for in technology solutions, one vital component is reporting capabilities. For family offices considering a move to Sage Intacct, there are five reporting advantages you can count on to help deliver the data and transparency that are important to the family members.

Most small businesses begin their financial lives using Intuit's QuickBooks, but if your business has moved beyond the entry level, your organization may be facing a number of challenges as you hit the limits of QuickBooks’ functionality. With the right framework and guidelines, you can assess the hidden costs of continuing to use QuickBooks along ...

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the federal estate tax exemption was temporarily doubled through December 31, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026, the exemption limits are scheduled to be reduced by half, adjusted for inflation. Charting the change and inflation adjustment, the projected limits are provided for your tax and estate plannin...

Advisors and investors have long struggled with demonstrating the value of their advice recommendations. By putting a number on the value of their advice, financial advisors can surface the highest-value advice interventions and demonstrate their value to clients to retain and attract more business. The value of this personalized advice—which can s...