
Entrepreneurship and the Family Bank
Want to Promote Family Entrepreneurship? Consider a Family Bank A key objective among many single-family offices serving Super Rich families (those with a net worth of at least $500 million) is to enable future generations of family members to build their own wealth and create their own entrepreneurial legacies. With that in mind, the Super Rich are embracing ways to develop the business acumen of inheritor family members—as well as ways to support them in forming new venture

Are you and your portfolio prepared for the next crisis?
The next catastrophe is right around the corner. What should we do? The Data: North Korea (and the possibility of nuclear war) have dominated recent headlines. And it's not just Kim Jong-un causing concern; we've witnessed some extraordinary and sometimes terrifying events this past decade. The Financial Crisis. The rise of ISIS and terrorism. Tsunamis and nuclear reactor meltdowns. Devastating hurricanes. Escalating tensions with Russia. Each crisis can have a traumatic imp

The Road to Longevity: Living to 120—and Beyond?
Medical technology can now identify risk factors in the human body long before they impact your health. A closer look at the personal longev

Five Reasons to Make Philanthropy a Family Affair
Consider the fundamental ways they differ from another more commonly used charitable giving tool—the donor-advised fund.

Why You Need to Know Your High-Net-Worth Personality
High-net-worth (HNW) psychology is all about understanding what the affluent want from the professionals they work with, as well as the “how

7 Rules of the Self-made Billionaire
Research shows these 7 common ties to how the self-made Super Rich build their wealth. If you are like nearly every other successful person, you’re not ready to rest on your accomplishments. You want to build on your success so far to create even more wealth and more value. In fact, according to our research, 94 percent of successful business owners want to be wealthier. (And even if you don’t own a business, you are effectively the CEO of your family, so this all applies to

Smart Ways to Build a Moat Around Your Wealth
The logic of asset protection planning is clear: You build a moat around your assets that is as difficult as legally possible for litigators