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Philanthropy
May 13, 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

Compliance
May 13, 2025

Countries Of Money-Laundering Concern – America’s Ultimate List

Every year the US State Department fulfills its mandate to publish a report of “major money

Investment Strategies
May 13, 2025

Wealth Managers Reflect On US-China Trade Deal

After the US and China agreed on a deal to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two

Strategy
May 12, 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

Tax
May 12, 2025

Trump Reportedly Mulls Tax Rise On Top Earners

In a move that suggests a clear break with conventional conservative politics, the US president is

Strategy
May 12, 2025

Spike In Expat Interest Spurs Cross-Border Planning Activity

Political changes and other forces are encouraging more HNW US citizens to consider moving abroad,

People Moves
May 12, 2025

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Deutsche Bank, Fiera Capital

The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes in the North American wealth management

M and A
May 12, 2025

Mercer Advisors Pushes Past 100 Acquisitions

Denver-headquartered Mercer Advisors, a national Registered Investment Advisor, and a large

Client Affairs
May 9, 2025

Wealth Managers React To US-UK Trade Deal

After the UK and the US struck a trade deal this week – the first to be reached under US

People Moves
May 9, 2025

Northern Trust AM Names New Global Co-Chief Investment Officers

The new co-CIOs, who bring six decades of combined investment expertise, will be succeeding the

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Company Profiles
June 30, 2023

US Wealth Sector In Transition – Filling Gaps In Advisory Space

The firm interviewed here by FWR argues that the independent advisor market, especially sub $500

Family Business Insights
June 29, 2023

How Storytelling Delivers Actionable Ideas To Family Business Owners

Family-owned firms are the backbone of the North American economy, and important sources of HNW

Philanthropy
June 14, 2023

CAF American Donor Fund Explains Transatlantic Philanthropy Model

A donor-advised fund that gives a dual-qualified solution for UK and US clients has spoken to this

Wealth Strategies
June 8, 2023

US-Based Deciens Capital Gets Radical About Banking, Finance

The unintended results of government bank regulation may explain a lack of dynamism and indifferent

Trust Estate
May 23, 2023

A Walk Around The US Trusts Toolkit – In Conversation With Arden

Arden Trust Company, which has existed in its current guise since a corporate spin-out in 2019,

Strategy
May 19, 2023

BOOK REVIEW: In Defence Of Capitalism, By Rainer Zitelmann

While unlikely to sway those already hostile to the free market economic system, this book puts a

Statistics
May 16, 2023

The Expatriation List: Misunderstood But Important US Tax Policy Guide

A “List” of US citizens who have chosen to renounce their citizenship has some shortcomings as

M and A
April 24, 2023

RIA Mergers And Acquisitions Dip In Q1, Halcyon Era Of Overbidding Cooling Off

The business of wealth management M&A in North America has changed from the frenetic pace of recent

Investment Strategies
April 24, 2023

Hidden Cash In Portfolio Hampers Returns: What Clients Are Doing – Part 2

"Hidden cash" can be a problem – for example money market funds held inside investment accounts.

WM Market Reports
March 22, 2023

Tech Traps Wealth Managers Must Avoid 2023

The latest edition of our regular "Tech Traps" reports.