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As family offices expand their technology footprint, cyberattacks are rising. Hackers continue to refine their approaches, but security controls and proactive planning can strengthen your family office cybersecurity defenses. Initially, focus on the key action items to validate your existing security setup and inform your plans to address any short...

If you have been ordered to evacuate a storm area, knowing how to respond will help you protect your family and home before and after an evacuation. Learn the important steps to take when local authorities ask you to leave your home.

The wildfire season has caused unprecedented damage across the United States. With drought conditions prevalent across much of the western United States, the wildfire outlook continues above normal wildfire conditions. Learn what you can do to be prepared for it.

Being prepared and knowing how to respond to a hurricane or storm makes the difference in minimizing damage and protecting you, your family, and property. Here is a checklist to help guide you on what to do before and during hurricane season.

In the aftermath of a natural disaster, businesses will need to take the important steps to recovery. Here is a checklist to help guide you through that process. For additional tips and guidance on how to prepare for other disasters, see the following: Hurricane Safety Checklist Evacuation Checklist: Preparing for a Hurricane or S...

Join host Damien Martin in his ongoing quest for insights and best practices for affluent families and their advisors as he sits down with guest Jeff Davidson to unpack the often mystifying and sometimes daunting world of the family office. Here’s what’s covered: Who is Jeff Davidson? @02:35 Developing a national family business succession pl...

As artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GAI) continue to evolve and become integral to business operations, businesses must be mindful of the risks associated with deploying AI solutions. Although there is not yet a comprehensive law governing AI, regulators have tools to hold businesses accountable. They are focused on transparent and e...

For families with substantial diversified portfolio investments, costs are an important consideration when devising an overall wealth management strategy. While there are a range of cost estimates drawn from real world examples, each family’s wealth management cost formula is different when analyzing it through a framework and analysis of four part...

Something revolutionary has happened. Suddenly, anyone with an internet connection, armed only with the ability to hold a conversation in a chat app, could wield the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). After the debut of ChatGPT, AI continues to become ever more deeply intertwined into our lives and businesses. But AI comes with a...

In today’s environment, it’s crucial for a company to have a compliance management system (a CMS) to manage risks associated with changing product and service offerings and also helps manage new regulations that are enacted to address developments in the marketplace. In this podcast, Consumer Protection attorney Anthony DiResta identifies the three...

For every business, risk management is a critical component of business resilience, profitability, and success. In 2023, there are some signs of insurance market stability and rate moderation. Businesses with a preferred risk profile will be in the strongest position to get the best rates and terms. The same can be said for individuals in the perso...

Set against the backdrop of rapidly accelerating technological change and economic uncertainty, this year's Global Risks Report is a comprehensive analysis of the most significant risks facing the world today. With its forward-thinking approach and survey of nearly 1,500 risk experts, it provides insights into potential challenges and opportunities...

Tailored to the needs for risk leaders, this executive summary of the 2024 Global Risks Report highlights the key findings to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities. In this year’s report, the risk analysis is contextualized through four structural forces that will shape the materialization and management of ...

We can’t explore the future of the family office without first exploring the future of the family in a post-pandemic world. The next decade will increase the complexity enterprise families face and offer family offices new opportunities and challenges. And, as those enterprises grow more complex, the family office becomes more important to every fa...

Private trust companies; profits interest structures; direct investments. The world of family wealth management is getting more complex all the time. As families and their office management teams evolve and learn best practices, there is a natural tendency to add more complexity to their structure and operations. Recently, we’ve seen this movement ...