MarchApril2013

  • Serving Billionaires In Waiting

    Jared Dubey of UBS Global Family Office works with heirs to some of the world’s largest family fortunes. more

  • Stormy Weather

    More frequent and intense storms are driving up insurance premiums in the luxury home market. more

  • Charity Meets Profit

    Program-related investments straddle the line between philanthropy and the markets—allowing principal to be recycled for more causes. more

  • Tax Me, I'm Rich!

    A group of wealthy individuals who call themselves patriotic millionaires wants the rich to pay more taxes to support the middle class, America and themselves. more

  • Bringing Home Gold

    Like a sports coach, a financial advisor should motivate clients to carry out a winning strategy. more

  • A Client-Focused Transition

    After 17 years as a hybrid firm, Waldron Wealth Management has struck out on its own as an RIA focusing on high-net-worth clients. more

  • An SRI Bond Filter

    Breckinridge Capital Advisors considers environmental, social and governance factors in rating municipal and corporate bonds. more

Serving Billionaires In Waiting

by Russ Alan Prince

Jared Dubey of UBS Global Family Office works with heirs to some of the world’s largest family fortunes.

Stormy Weather

by Leila Boulton

More frequent and intense storms are driving up insurance premiums in the luxury home market.

Charity Meets Profit

by Ellie Winninghoff

Program-related investments straddle the line between philanthropy and the markets—allowing principal to be recycled for more causes.

Tax Me, I'm Rich!

by Eric L. Reiner

A group of wealthy individuals who call themselves patriotic millionaires wants the rich to pay more taxes to support the middle class, America and themselves.

Bringing Home Gold

by Mark Sachs

Like a sports coach, a financial advisor should motivate clients to carry out a winning strategy.

A Client-Focused Transition

by Karen DeMasters

After 17 years as a hybrid firm, Waldron Wealth Management has struck out on its own as an RIA focusing on high-net-worth clients.

An SRI Bond Filter

by Michael S. Fischer

Breckinridge Capital Advisors considers environmental, social and governance factors in rating municipal and corporate bonds.

The Perils Of Investing In Russia

by Henry Meyer

Investors say the persecution of former billionaire Alexander Lebedev highlights the risks of doing business in Russia under President Vladimir Putin.

Private Equity Shakeout

by David Carey

The $3 trillion investment sector is bracing for a consolidation that may cause some former highfliers to disappear from the landscape.

Transfer Taxes Settled (Maybe)

by L. Timothy Halleron

Financial advisors should think again if they believe the $5 million gift tax exemption has become a permanent part of estate tax law.

Keeping What You Make

by Edward A. Renn

Investors care about what they keep, not what they earn.

A Room To Protect What Matters Most

by Russ Alan Prince

Safe rooms date back to ancient Egypt.

Editor's Note

The Whole Kit And Caboodle

by Hannah Shaw Grove

As this issue goes to print, we’re still gathering responses to the Private Wealth reader survey...

News

Branson Joins Buffett’s Charitable Pledge

The first billionaires from outside the U.S...