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Join us as we unravel the events that shaped capital markets in 2023 and gain insights into the landscape of 2024. From the lasting impacts of the pandemic to geopolitical shifts and technological breakthroughs, we'll navigate through key themes, discuss potential opportunities, and share strategic portfolio considerations. Timothy F. McCusker, ...

The family office talent landscape is more competitive than ever before. Hear from a family office HR expert on how you can employ proven processes to engage and retain. We discussed the importance of the employee experience including flexibility, how roles are constructed, and how you can tailor it to meet your workforce needs. They also discussed...

This conversation centered around all things Digital Assets including, but not limited to, the current and future applications of stablecoins and how they are regulated, crypto credit lending, and what risks to look out for. Patrick Corker, Vice President Finance, Treasury and Corporate Development, Circle Moderated by Nick Rhoads, FOX Advisory...

In this exclusive chat with Mellody Hobson, the President and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, speaks candidly about the importance and value of diversity in finance—how being color brave can improve business and society at large. Mellody shares personal stories and lessons learned from her investment career, including the disconnect tha...

Portfolio management for families of significant wealth is distinctly different than those with traditional wealth management needs. For these families, wealth typically exists in a much more complex ecosystem—among real estate investments, operating companies, or multiple generations, by way of example. These factors and other considerations ...

Investors should not design portfolios to survive markets on average, but rather to survive every day and, most importantly, the worst days. As Benjamin Graham said, “the essence of portfolio management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.” At the core of a robust portfolio construction framework is to take a risk conscious ap...

No matter if a family enterprise is establishing an Advisory Board, Fiduciary Board, or Owners Board, considerations must include the roles that family members might play and how best to prepare them for service. As a fourth-generation Pitcairn family member and family governance leader within a pioneering multi-family office, Andrew Pitcairn share...

As families and family offices build their investment portfolios, they should consider private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) with an eye on technological innovation. However, building a portfolio that incorporates both PE and VC investments is not straightforward. It requires skill and discipline. By looking at 2020 when private investments ...

A dynamic portfolio can help address a number of investment challenges that families of wealth face, including varying multigenerational preferences, unique tax considerations, domicile requirements, and specific beneficiary needs. Yet there is also such a thing as overcomplexity, which can waste time, cause confusion, decrease potential returns, a...

Consistently revisiting potential liquidity risk is important work for family investors, as many of these risks can lay silent for prolonged periods and become easy to overlook. In fact, unexpected liquidity demands can undo a lot of hard work and, in a worst-case scenario, force a fire sale of assets. By carrying out regular liquidity risk analyse...

The traditional 60/40 portfolio—a mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds—is suffering through one of its worst periods in history. Although the demise of the 60/40 portfolio has been predicted before, investors may now face a new regime of high inflation and rising correlations between equities and fixed incomes. For investors in hard-hit 60/40 portfolios...

Over the last few decades, the lackluster performance of traditional active managers has fueled the rise of “closet indexing.” For some, this trend, and the related systemic underperformance of the active management industry, have renewed interest in concentrated investing in pursuit of improved investment performance. This paper leverages empirica...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is being considered “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” is the latest innovation and technology disruption fueling growth and reshaping societies alike. While there are investment opportunities where big winners are reaping the benefits of AI, the future of AI remains uncertain. In this early stage of AI advancem...

With below-average returns expected over the next five years, it’s clear that getting asset allocation right will be essential to delivering on the key challenges of our time: achieving purchasing power parity and avoiding any permanent capital impairment. By using a forward-looking, historically-aware framework for developing long-term return fore...