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For ultra high-net-worth (“UHNW”) families, integrating health into wealth planning isn’t optional — it’s essential for legacy, performance, and peace of mind. The good news: Individuals today are living longer. Over the last 200 years, life expectancy in the US has doubled and now averages 78.8 years.1 The bad news: This tremendous gift also brings new responsibilities. With extended longevity comes the reality of rising healthcare needs, increasing complexity of care, and the need for thoughtful and prolonged preparation. Just as families plan deliberately for education, retirement, and estate transitions, strategic planning for health and care has become a critical pillar of generational resilience. For UHNW families, where stakes are high and expectations of quality and coordination are nonnegotiable, this planning is both a safeguard and a legacy strategy. The upcoming holiday season brings families together in ways that few other times of year do. Amid celebrations and meaningful traditions,...
07.05.2023
For more than three years, the United States economy has been working through a massive set of disruptions related to the COVID pandemic, the subsequent policy responses, and the second-order effects of those responses including a spike in inflation, interest rate volatility, evolving living and working patterns, and accelerating technological innovation. These disruptions have touched nearly all aspects of our daily lives with significant reverberations throughout the real estate industry. Real estate is inherently cyclical and highly dependent on capital markets and debt for liquidity. Commercial real estate in particular has seen tremendous impacts from these recent disruptive forces. Transaction volume initially dropped and subsequently skyrocketed during the pandemic as stimulus and historically low interest rates drove investors into any assets offering positive yields. As a result, valuations increased as investors drove pricing higher in auction processes. Rents, particularly in the apartment and industrial sectors, increased substantially due to strong...
