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In this 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation, the president and CEO of the Policy and Taxation Group discusses up-to-the-minute legislative developments as well as the group’s ongoing lobbying efforts on behalf of wealthy owners. In the 2010 Tax Act, wealth owners won significant estate tax relief for two years with a 35% estate ta...

Wealth owners have an 18-month window of opportunity to capitalize on gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax provisions of the 2010 Tax Act. In this session at the 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum, a noted trusts and estates attorney recommends what to do now. From now until the end of 2012, couples have an opportunity to seize on a gift...

Many individuals are wondering whether the IRS intends to use its new audit unit to develop tax enforcement cases. A former high-ranking executive with the IRS provides answers in this 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation.The IRS has created a new enforcement unit and hired nearly 3,000 examiners specifically to audit wealthy taxpa...

In this 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum session, personal product line experts from the underwriting and brokerage markets address changes in the insurance industry, personal insurance considerations, a risk management approach to insurance, and family office liability and solutions. It has been difficult for insurance carriers to off...

This presentation given at the workshop, "The Evolution of the Small Family Office: Models for Sustainability," covers popular trust structures that promote family involvement, education and succession, and important family considerations and provisions relating to trusts. It also reviews ways to preserve investment management flexibility for a fam...

In an age of increased travel, easy access to information and global economic instability, personal security is a major concern for all wealth-owning families. In this 2010 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation, a family office executive shares her experience in coordinating a security audit with a professional risk consultant to de...

In this presentation given at the 2010 Financial Executives Forum, John Benevides presents key findings from a recent FOX survey of more than 100 single family offices, providing new insights on standard and best practice in the provision of insurance services to wealthy families, perceived risks and liability issues affecting ultra-wealthy clients...

A highly regarded tax and estate planning attorney, Mr. Abendroth reviews how the 2010 estate tax repeal has affected planning for wealth-owning families and examines other anticipated tax and estate law changes on the horizon. In this 2010 FOX Financial Executives Forum session he evaluates different tax planning strategies and highlights the uniq...

Creating a risk culture for your family is probably one of the most important endeavors for preserving family legacy and ensuring long-term wealth sustainability. This 2009 FOX Fall Forum session focuses on the importance of positive, calculated risk-taking within the family and review strategies that promote the family’s ability to evaluate and ca...

How do you know you are selecting the trustee that is best for your individual needs? What responsibilities does the beneficiary have? This 2009 FOX Fall Forum presentation outlines what it means to be an effective trustee and beneficiary, decision criteria for trustee selection, and the process and framework trustees and beneficiaries can emp...

Affluent individuals and families are increasingly becoming targets of criminal activity, such as stalking, kidnapping, theft, harm and vandalism. Does your family use any wireless communication devices? Do you regularly check for spyware on your computers? How do you dispose of sensitive information? These are just some of the potential vulnerabil...

In this 2009 FOX Wealth Advisor Forum presentation, hear from an accomplished branding and marketing expert who will discuss insights from his quantitative analysis of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth behaviors. Dr. Taylor will address the way that the economic downturn and market volatility are affecting the investment strategies of ultra-w...