Family Office & Billionaire Report - Empowering Family Dynasties

It didn't start with a tweet. It started while I was on stage moderating an open forum panel in front of 220 people with five executives.I asked a question:
"How do you manage all of your

Life is hard. In fact, life can be extremely challenging, if not devastating for some. It brings a lot of great moments, but the hard moments can be overwhelming and put us in a mindset of giving up,

A client of mine once responded to some questions I asked by saying, “Oh Greg, I am too busy living to think about life!”Have you ever felt something similar? Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all of

Picture credit: Dott Infographics When you consider how many people seem to have money, they aren't the same as the people who are wealthy. The distinction is worth considering. Money is a symbol,

When I visited the CEO at Dickies, the clothing company, in Dallas in the mid-1990s, she had this sign tacked to her wall and a smaller version sitting on her desk: I was immediately intrigued by

"It's not fair!" "But they can't just give us something and take it away!"These are actual statements I've heard and read this week. No, not from my three-year-old niece (that was last week), but

VANCOUVER -- Simon Sinek, the corporate guru with a knack for making leadership lessons go viral, has a new message for managers: Great bosses don't lay off employees. "A company is a modern-day

Winning is incredibly important. When you win you’re supposed to gain recognition, status, material goods, perhaps even wealth. Winning is supposed to supply pride and self-esteem so that when you

To stretch the truth only slightly, when I was Adam Grant's age, I was a student in the MBA program at Wharton. Adam is Wharton’s youngest full professor and single highest-rated teacher. Every class

When I talk to university students, I try to convey this one important message: it’s not enough to lean on where you went to school and the marks you earn to prove you’ve got what it takes in today’s

This week, the TED Conference convened for the first time in Vancouver. As most people know, these conferences have become a global phenomenon, known for offering unique, uplifting talks from people

“,,,, if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you’ll use some lame excuse to justify how you found it.”Over the past 40 years, I’ve interviewed over 10,000 people for hundreds of different jobs,

Here's an interesting comparison I found on the difference between Success and Happiness. Take in each word deeply, and you'll be profoundly impacted by each comparison. We strive for both in our day

If there is a rare quality and needed more than ever in politics, it is heroism, an extreme form of sacrifice of self-interest and personal gain in the service to others. An absolute sign of altruism

Assay: These days, it seems like there's pressure to have a "personal brand" or a "personal style."A few years ago, I consciously decided that I’d no longer worry much about expressing my “personal

I called my parents to borrow a few hundred dollars. Two years earlier I had $15 milllion cash in the bank. Now I had $0 in the bank. ZERO. I had started and sold a company. I had been a venture

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When assisting clients in second marriages with an estate plan, drafting solicitors should be careful when being retained jointly by two spouses - especial

I cannot help but think that if the school system had offered me different tools – creativity, self-confidence and critical thinking skills – my path might have been much smoother

Personal Support Workers (PSW) can make the difference in helping a family better cope with their caregiving responsibilities. Hiring the ‘right’ PSW to assist in your home is of paramount importance to the care-recipient’s wellbeing, safety, security and dignity and can make all the difference to the primary caregiver who is likely also juggling their own responsibilities as a spouse, parent, adult child, and employee/employer. While hiring privately may be less expensive on an hourly basis, I always recommend that families consider hiring from a reputable local home care provider and here’s why.

A recent Tax Court of Canada ruling highlights the need for tax practitioners to analyze how a transfer of property to a trust will either invoke or not in