Category: Family CFO
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Your Family Foundation Must have a Succession Plan
Having plans for the succession of your family foundation in place before they’re needed is critical if you want to avoid legal disputes, conflict between family members, and ending the good works your foundation supports. In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of creating a succession plan and the key benefits to consider. Strengthening…
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Impact Investing Principles
One of the key challenges for impact investors and philanthropists alike is measuring & reporting impact. Investing in things that make us feel good or simply giving our money away to what we think are worthy causes is not enough. Given today’s environmental, social, and economic climate, we need to measure and then report the…
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Measuring Impact
This post provides a step-by-step guide that you can use to implement your own impact measurement process. By the end of this post, you’ll have a template you can use to either implement your own impact measurement framework or use our team to implement one for you. There are three steps we’ll need to take…
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Family Office Cybersecurity Tips
Modern family offices have transitioned away from paper records towards digital record keeping using secure e-mail and cloud storage. The result is increased workflow efficiency and the ease of sharing information with professional advisors. But, the transition to online communication and cloud storage also means family offices need to manage the associated cybersecurity risks carefully.…
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Why have a will?
Are you a wealthy investor who’s been putting off creating a will? Well, it’s time to put your affairs in order and get that will drafted! Not only will it bring you peace of mind, but it will also ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Here are the top 5 reasons…
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Documenting Your Spousal Relationship
You’ve fallen in love and choose to live with your partner (without documentation). That was in your 20s. Since then, your investment portfolio has grown significantly. What should you do? Or, maybe you have school aged children. What might happen to them if you die? Or, you’re a retired senior and you’ve lost your spouse…
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Seven Blind Spots your Private Foundation May Have
Our family office provides management & administrative services to private foundations. Over the years, we’ve realized many private foundations take certain responsibilities for granted. So, when an “unexpected” event occurs (like a CRA audit, death of a board member, change of tax rules) these private foundations scramble to adjust. The result is stress to the…
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5 Challenges Inheritors Face (and how to overcome them)
When working class entrepreneurs become wealthy, they bring a perspective about wealth much different from those who inherit it. Wealthy inheritors face unique challenges that require distinct approaches to wealth management. This post describes 5 challenges wealthy inheritors face and how to overcome them: Financial Awareness Lifestyle Management Stewardship Self Esteem Trust in Relationships Financial…
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Keeping your Holding Company in good standing
Managing a holding company (“holdco”) successfully includes keeping accurate records and performing administrative tasks. Missing some details might mean your holdco fails to comply with tax laws. But also, failure to administer your holdco properly could mean you waste time in the future cleaning up messes or wasting time searching for information. This post describes…
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Your Wealth Management Process
The wealth management industry has become increasingly sophisticated when selling us financial services. They come up with “holistic solutions” to our financial “problems” and tap into our emotions in an effort convince us to pay them. The truth is, like most important things in life, there is no “quick fix” to managing our finances and…