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Technology providers need to facilitate access to all Investment data. Sitting at the confluence of a multitude data providers your technology solutions need to have the capacity to manage data. Flexibility and access to data is critical and it empowers the family office to view and analyze their total wealth in any way they want, whenever they wan...

Statistics show that teenagers are more likely than any other age group to be in an automobile accident. In several tragic incidents, the use of a cell phone was involved. Some accidents, however, simply reflected the teenagers’ lack of driving experience. As a parent, you can help your teenager become a safe and skilled driver by setting a good ex...

Everyone has a relationship with money. However, money itself is neutral as a tool used to get what you need and want. And yet it impacts nearly every aspect of life, beginning with how parents teach their children about money. From this view, there’s also a need to recognize its resulting effect. While money is powerful, you are in charge of that ...

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 ...

As parents, you hope your kids will become safe and courteous drivers. But, it will not happen on its own. Learn the 10 things you can do to help them become safe drivers.

All parents have reasons for why they do or do not share their wealth with their children, and neither option is without challenges. The key for parents is to find the balance between sharing everything and sharing nothing while also passing along the skills required to ensure their children become responsible inheritors and/or beneficiaries. ...

The onset of remote work and other needs in the family office space have accelerated the pace of growth and change. As a result, family offices are increasingly turning to technology to manage complexity, meet family expectations, and grow their wealth. Amid this change, three trends—including owning your data—will help in the selection of the...

Many families are not aware of important legal issues that affect their 18 – 21-year-old children. Parents are often so focused on the fact that the drinking age is 21 that they do not realize that their 18-year-olds are, for most other purposes, adults in the eyes of the law. Parents no longer have the same access to information or control over th...

Generally, parents lose access to their child’s health and financial information once the child becomes a legal adult at the age of 18 unless certain steps are taken. To this end, here is a list of seven essential legal documents for parents to complete when their children turn 18 and before they go to college or leave home for ...

Family offices continue to be the preferred way for ultra-high net worth individuals and families to manage assets and to support the goals and legacy of their family. But with more than 14,000 family offices across the globe facing new challenges and complexities, raising concerns about whether their operating model is providing the transparency a...

Whether you and your family split financial responsibilities or delegate them to one person, it is critical for your family members to have access to all your financial information. Use this guidebook created by Northern Trust to detail the location of important documents, accounts, and plans. Designed as a fillable and easy-to-update resource, it ...

The future of IT is changing and adapting to a cloud and artificial intelligence-enabled world that includes the exponential shift from on-premises to IT consumed as a service (XaaS) and accelerating data centricity. To face these challenges and drive successful digital competitive advantages, IT leaders and teams will need to master the six key pr...

The internet and specifically e-commerce has grown exponentially over the last 30 years, incorporating nearly every aspect of trade. As a result, industries and governmental agencies have blossomed to ensure cybersecurity, expending over $150 billion annually to combat this persistent threat. As this market segment continues to expand, crippling cy...