U.S. household and nonprofit net worth climbed by $6.1 trillion in the third quarter of 2025 to roughly $181.6 trillion, the highest level on record. The bulk of this increase came from a $5.5 trillion jump in directly and indirectly held corporate equities, underscoring how tightly household wealth is now...

The Paul Allen Estate’s Quiet Exit: A Defining Moment for $10 Billion+ Wealth Platforms The estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold its stake in Cercano Management, the $10.5 billion investment firm originally spun out of his family office, leaving the adviser fully employee-owned while it continues to manage...

In 2023, Coutts, a British bank and part of the NatWest group, closed the bank account of Nigel Farage, a prominent UK political figure and now leader of Reform UK. While initially arguing that the closure was for commercial reasons, it subsequently emerged that Farage’s political views were an important factor in the bank wanting to remove him...

Most leaders say they value curiosity. Most organizations say they reward it. The data—and lived experience—suggest otherwise. In executive teams across industries, curiosity is often praised in theory and penalized in practice. Leaders encourage people to “think differently,” yet when decisions need to be made quickly, questions are treated as friction....

We live in an economic world that is now inextricably interconnected; as recently as 2022, imports and exports accounted for as much as 63% of global GDP. And when organizations must think globally simply to remain competitive, they require leaders who can operate from a global perspective. This means that mere technical skill is no...

How the Most Grounded Leaders Win by Not Reacting.  More than 2,700 years after Homer wrote “The Odyssey,” leaders are still drawn to the story of Odysseus — not because he was the strongest warrior or dominated every battle, but because he overcame distraction, resisted temptation, and remained oriented toward...

The core function of leadership can be found in three words: Make a decision.   Regardless of industry, position, team size, or title, the de facto leader of any group is the person who chooses the next step. Yet the simple act of making a choice stymies many leaders, with one study...

As organisations move into 2026, leadership is being tested in ways that few anticipated even a decade ago. Not because of a single disruptive force, but because of the compounding speed at which change is now unfolding across every industry. Futurist and author Ray Kurzweil has long argued that humanity is on...

Type a single prompt into ChatGPT asking for the best solution in your category, and you will see the new marketing contest play out in real time on the screen. In seconds an AI assistant ranks brands, compares offers, and points a ready-to-buy customer straight at the winners, while everyone else is invisible. Research...