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How do we advance the family mission while solving for the unique needs of each generation? This session presents a framework for designing cohesive financial strategies that embody a family’s mission and address objectives spanning multiple generations. Jeff Coyle, Founder and CEO, Libretto Kent Lawson, Chief Technology Officer, FOX

The 2018 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth® study asked nearly one thousand high-net-worth individuals about their approach to building wealth and the extent to which they are using it to achieve their goals and support the causes they care about most. The study found that while wealth provides the freedom to do more, it also brings increased...

As high-net-worth investors discuss plans for charitable giving and investing with their financial advisors, it is absolutely crucial for them to be on the same page in terms of the outcomes desired, both financially and philanthropically. For this reason, advisors and their clients need a set vocabulary of terms going into the first meeting. Only ...

Third-party vendors can range from custodial companies, to IT services, to professional service firms. Whatever their contracted function, they have access to your physical premises and/or your network data. So how can you make sure that when you’re signing a contract with an outside vendor, you’re not exposing yourself and your clients to excessiv...

Sustainability is increasingly material to investment return, and there are five prominent trends—including climate change and technological revolution—that are likely to have relevant implications for investment portfolios over the long term. Ultimately, investors that evolve more quickly to incorporate these risks and opportunities into...

Many newly wealthy families can credit their expanded fortunes to a major liquidity event, most frequently the sale of a business. For many in this group, recently acquired wealth creates a host of new and, sometimes unexpected, challenges. While the challenges will vary from family to family, the members of this group share some common n...

Families of wealth often ask for views on two related topics—how to think about philanthropy versus impact investing and how to best implement a socially and/or environmentally impactful investment strategy. While common themes transcend these topics, each is distinct and presents an opportunity by allowing families to engage in a powerful combinat...

In this second paper of a two-part series on philanthropy and sustainable investing, we outline how families may wish to identify opportunities within sustainable and impact investing themes. Along with four guiding principles to help create an impactful portfolio, we discuss the broad opportunity set, how to construct and then actively manage...

If you find your family office or growing business suffering from a lack of support in the technology department, then you may benefit from outsourcing IT. While some struggle to find room in the budget to add support staff, there are others continually adding staff only to realize they are unable to keep up with demand. An alternative to those iss...

With impact investing, the viability and projected growth of the creative economy is not easily seen. But when using the “creativity lens” that looks at creative activity beyond the limits of art and culture, a different story emerges. It can be seen that impact investing in the creative economy has been hiding in plain sight. This study by Rockefe...

Impact investing, which seeks to generate social and/or environmental benefits while delivering a financial return, is expanding as a promising tool for both investors and philanthropists. This guide is part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Philanthropy Roadmap series and acts as an introduction to impact investing. To consider the next ste...

Developing an impact investing strategy and taking subsequent action steps can be organized into three stages: Prepare, Build, and Refine. In this guide, which builds from the introductory guide on impact investing, the three phases are explored further to explain how to take practical steps towards implementing your first impact investment.

Many young adults are looking to increase their knowledge when it comes to managing their inherited wealth. After all, wealth can be a complicated topic—and figuring out what to do with it can be an overwhelming experience. With that in mind, this guide is designed to answer their questions and concerns on the issues related to money, includin...

When it comes to investing with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns in mind, there’s the aim to help foster positive change in the world through the lens of one’s personal values. Since it can be hard to decipher the news about ESG investing, here is a breakdown of some frequent ESG misconceptions and answers that address four ques...

For the wealth owners—and the family offices managing their assets—the opportunities that impact investing presents are arguably greater than for any other type of investor. While impact investing is a natural fit for family offices, most are still working out where to start—mulling over issues like how to source deals and measure impacts. In order...