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2021 – A Dickens Of A Year

By: Deborah Lee Chang “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the...

Incorporating Tax in your Investment Planning

“Don’t let the tax tail wag the investment dog” is a popular saying in the world of investment management. And while there is wisdom in this statement, being thoughtful about what for most is their highest investment-related cost is essential. There...

Auditing Your Family Office Macrocosm™

By: Nancy Marshall In an earlier blog post, “Best Practices in your Family Office Macrocosm™”, we introduced the Macrocosm™, defined as the ecosystem of methods and processes an affluent family uses to manage their affairs.  In that post, we outlined some of the Best...

Is Your Family Office Secure from the Cyberworld?

By: Angela Smith Cybersecurity is “the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.” (1) In today’s hyperconnected world, digital security has never been more critical. Cybersecurity...

Governance and the Family Enterprise

Written by: Nancy Marshall Did you know that approximately 63% of all private sector firms in Canada are family-owned and that these family businesses account for about 50% of our GDP?(1) With statistics like these, it is obvious why there are many discussions around...

What to Make of SPACs?

By: Isaac Lempriere From reading the headlines around SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) it is clear that as an investment they mean many different things to many different people. For hawkish investors like Jeremy Grantham, they are a “reprehensible...
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