Vast knowledge (broad not technical) Vast network of resources (not insular) Able to translate “technical speak” Likes and promotes (orderly) change Focuses on governance (success of which is reflected in family behavior) Ask questions and listens (versus answers questions and talks) Functions as communications hub for all complimentary resource providers Facilitates objective clearance and oversight of all recommendations collaboratively and openly (but ...

There are three themes that consistently challenge high-net-worth families and the people that advise them. The challenges arise from the evolution of the family’s wealth and the governance of that wealth such as growth, liquidity events, succession, inheritance, in trust, legacy, etc. Advisors must evolve with the family through these wealth stages, or they are ...

Listen to Podcast of the Show “It’s Your Money and Your Life!” will be featuring an interview with class-action attorney Bill Lerach. For over 30 years, Lerach was a securities lawyer. He led the prosecution of securities class and stockholder derivative actions which resulted in over $45 billion dollars of recoveries for defrauded shareholders of Wall ...

Listen to a Podcast of the Show Richard and Joe discuss problems with the pension system and potential solutions to protect the pension plans of retirees with Ed Beltram and Karen Freidman. Ed Beltram As the Vice President – Communications for the National Retiree Legislative Network (RLN) since 2008, Ed Beltram brings five decades of diverse communications experience ...