Guest Article Archive

Tax
8 October 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Another Look At Implications

Time for another dive into the details of this important recent US tax legislation. ...

Family Business Insights
25 September 2025

A Strategic Guide To Pre-Transaction Planning: A Family Offices Roadmap

This author describes a route for families and principals preparing for a liquidity event such as...

Practice Strategies
25 September 2025

The New Power Couple: What Happens When She Has The Fortune – Part 2

The second half of an article that explores modern married couples and what happens when the wife...

Practice Strategies
24 September 2025

The New Power Couple: What Happens When She Has The Fortune – Part 1

The first half of an article that explores modern married couples and what happens when the wife is...

Trust Estate
18 September 2025

Reflections On Murdoch Family Trust Dispute: Lessons for Advisors

Not just a media headline, but a global cases study in family decision-making and succession, the...

ESG
12 September 2025

Shareholder Advocacy: Engagement Under Pressure

The author of this article points out that the regulatory landscape is evolving and growing more...

Investment Strategies
3 September 2025

Nuclear Energy’s Renaissance: The Dramatic Shift Reshaping Global Energy

Nuclear energy is having something of a "rebirth" for a variety of reasons, and the author of this...

Technology
2 September 2025

AI Quietly Revolutionizes World’s “Boring” Industries

People – including those in the wealth management sector – need to be less beguiled by the hype...

Strategy
8 August 2025

College Admission Questions That Keep HNW Families Awake At Night

The choice of school is a "pivotal" inflection point in people's lives, with a number of...

Client Affairs
5 August 2025

Trump’s Tariff Tactics In US-Japan Trade Deal – The Art Of Bluff

The author argues that US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Japan were largely a...

Trust Estate
4 August 2025

Tips And Cautionary Tales From Estate Litigation Hell

The human and emotional realities of steering an estate through litigious waters are not well...

Family Office
16 June 2025

Are Family Offices The Next Liquidity Crisis?

The author argues that while family offices have historically operated without too much regulatory...

Family Office
10 June 2025

Redefining Holistic Family Office Services

Demand for family office services grows, but there is a risk that firms are over-extending...

Tax
3 June 2025

The Thiel Strategy For Estate Planning, UHNW Liquidity

The author of this article looks at a particular strategy for tax-free wealth accumulation and...

Strategy
20 May 2025

Prescriptions For Change

This article, the third in a series, sets out actionable ideas for advisors working with ultra-high...

Strategy
14 May 2025

The Challenges – Why Is It So Hard?

This article, the second in a series, explores the tension that exists between advisors remaining...

Philanthropy
13 May 2025

Why The Met Gala Debate Is Mistaken About Charitable Deductions

The punchline of this article is that whatever happens to be the object of a charitable gift, savvy...

Strategy
12 May 2025

A Cautionary Tale: Challenges Of Serving UHNW, Centimillionaire Client Segments

The following article considers the upper echelons of wealthy individuals and how, based on their...

Trust Estate
29 April 2025

Choosing a Corporate Trustee

Those who want to set up trusts might choose a family member, business associate or close friend,...

Practice Strategies
23 April 2025

Transforming Family Governance: Embracing A Care Ethic

The writers argue that ideas around family governance are being shaken up by a changed...