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Managing Wealth Effectively
Equities - Creating your Own Index
Citywire - How BLU is doing away with predictions
Alternative Investments Explained
Money
Why it’s a rich man’s world. Money, it’s a drag. That’s what Pink Floyd told us, so it must be true. We want money, we need money, and we...
Christian Armbruester
Jul 19, 20212 min read
The Family Office Question
Setting up a family office can be a big undertaking. Much has to do with the experience and capabilities of the family setting up the...
Christian Armbruester
Jul 22, 20193 min read
Earning Trust
The financial services industry is an amazing construct of epic proportions and infinite possibilities. The sheer number of different...
Christian Armbruester
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Family Wealth: Part 3 - Raison d'Etre
The simple definition of wealth is not having to worry about tomorrow. It really is that simple, and the minute you don’t have to fear...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 25, 20192 min read
And Then There Was You
When something bad happens, it is seldomly treated as a blessing at the time. And so, our story begins in the very nucleus of the worst...
Christian Armbruester
Sep 17, 20183 min read
Investing for Children
Thank you to Mrs M for asking us to present our thoughts on investing for children. “I have recently made a decision to put the money in...
Christian Armbruester
Jul 30, 20182 min read
The Holy Grail and Picking Stocks
People keep asking us, why is it that we don’t take views and pick stocks, for instance? Surely, there must be some value in analyzing...
Christian Armbruester
Jul 9, 20182 min read
Family Wealth: Part 2 - The View From The 4th Generation
“We do things the way we do them, because we have always done them this way”, may very well be the most expensive words in the history of...
Christian Armbruester
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Family Wealth: Part 1 - The Holy Trinity
Everyone knows the statistics: the first generation builds it, the second generation manages it, and the third generation loses it. In...
Christian Armbruester
May 14, 20183 min read
Should You Have to Like Your Investment Manager?
It’s an interesting question really – would you give your money to someone whom you have personally met and didn’t like? To my...
Christian Armbruester
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Trust Me, We Are Family
As part of our series of highlighting the main behavioural risks for families with wealth, we continue with (2) Trust. Please see our...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 5, 20182 min read
Celebrating The First Generation
Building a business can be a very lonely place. The stresses, the responsibilities and the ever-increasing complexity, as that which you...
Christian Armbruester
Jan 29, 20182 min read
Which Wealth Adviser is Right For You?
With many thousands of family offices, asset managers and private offices in Europe alone, how do you choose the right wealth adviser?...
Christian Armbruester
Nov 13, 20172 min read
How Can You Invest to Fund Ever Rising Private School Fees?
Private school fees are up 70% since 2004, almost three times higher than the consumer price index during the same period, and average...
Christian Armbruester
Sep 25, 20171 min read
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