Through research by Family Office Exchange and others, industry leaders have been able to uniquely pinpoint what families say they want and need. Amy Hart Clyne will share the ‘voice of the wealth owner’ while identifying the impact of these findings on the advisor of the future.
Critical to the success of any design-build project is creating and managing a highly-functional, cooperative and collaborative team of internal and external resources to meet the needs of the family. Building such a work team necessitates thoughtful and preemptive conflict resolution processes as well as effective communication strategies. Ben Dat...
To build a successful integrated wealth plan, advisors need to collaborate and cooperate as a fine-tuned team. They cannot afford to think of themselves in compartmentalized terms, or the family will suffer. During the Forum, speakers examined how individual expertise integrates with that of the other advisors in a family’s advisor ecosystem,...
The new era of enterprising families will be characterized by an unprecedented transfer of wealth that is currently underway and will continue to escalate over the next twenty years. Unfortunately, not much has been determined about how these new recipients of wealth will actually engage within an existing family management wealth framework. ...
As a student, Adam Braun, was inspired by a film to travel to developing countries to see poverty firsthand. In India, he asked a boy he encountered what he wanted most. The reply stunned him: "a pencil." Braun gave the boy his pencil and never forgot how his face lit up. He returned home with a goal of starting an organization to r...
The Sackler family has been a multi-generational investor in hedge funds for over 20 years. They recently transitioned a portion of their portfolio from traditional limited partnership structures into liquid alternatives, also known as alternative mutual funds or ’40 Act vehicles. Are these vehicles the truest form of innovative disrupt...
As the economics of professional sports evolves, ownership of a franchise as a general or limited partner presents a unique investment opportunity. Chuck will facilitate a multi-disciplined panel with extensive experience in buying, selling and operating a professional sports franchise. The panel will discuss the legal and financial issues po...
There is both a science and an art to functioning as a wealth advisor. Most, if not all, wealth advisors have the technical know-how to serve their clients – that’s the science of it. The art refers to orchestrating the efforts of disparate experts into a coherent approach that serves the family client and, in the long run, the team of ...
Peter Drucker has famously stated that "management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." The challenge of that statement of course is identifying what should be done and your capacity to accomplish the ‘right things’. The Family Office Exchange in partnership with Vantage Leadership has initiated a stud...
Gen Y, or the Millennial Generation (those people born from 1982-2000), present some very specific challenges for wealth advisors. While wealth advisors have spent most of their careers successfully building and managing relationships primarily with their Baby Boomer clients, these same wealth advisors stand to witness the greatest transfer of weal...
Critical to the work of FOX’s Knowledge Center is identifying the global trends and issues that have immediate and future impact on families of wealth. As such, FOX is pleased to share the ten trends emerging in the family wealth industry and the anticipated interdisciplinary service necessary to meet and exceed the needs of client families. As par...
In today’s burgeoning Family Office Industry marketplace, the key word is “Integration”, yet, many firms have not yet learned how to deliver true Integrated Family Wealth Management. Firms often silo their offerings creating tremendous inefficiencies and costs for the client while simultaneously missing tremendous opportunities. S...
In his most recent book, To Sell is Human, author Daniel H. Pink indicates that according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. More than fifteen million people earn their keep by convincing someone else to make a purchase. But that if you dig deeper, a startling truth emerges: “Yes, one in nine Americans wor...
Family Office Exchange and guests reflected on today’s “new breed” of advisory service. While options are plentiful, obtaining and maintaining an optimal client experience remains dependent on integrating the unique needs of the family with the individual knowledge, skills and talents of advisors and the systems and processes that...
Maintaining and enhancing corporate brand reputations is an entirely different challenge in today’s media environment. This session will examine how to secure your reputation in a social media world, and the tools that advisory firms have at their disposal to nurture and enhance their brand image.