As 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year that that was for FFI Practitioner by counting down the ten most popular editions of the year! These editions cover a diverse set of topics and represent a variety of disciplines within the family enterprise field.

We sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed reading and listening to all of the editions published this year and encourage you to go here to check them out.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to FFI Practitioner to advance the family enterprise field!

 

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10. “Readback: Conversation Starters to Help Improve Communication in Family Businesses”

By Leonardo Correa Rodriguez

 

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9. “Why Creating a Family Investment Policy Can Help Avoid Conflict Down the Line”

By Omar Romman

 

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8. “Trust in the Family Enterprise: A Model and a Case Study”

By Emily Bouchard and Charles Feltman

 

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7. “Exiting the Family Business Is as Tricky as Leaving Your Lover”

By Patricia M. Annino

 

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6. “Building a Culture of Care in Trusts: Part I”

By James E. Hughes, Jr., and Keith Whitaker

 

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5. “Launch Your Newsletter: Become a Digital Family Enterprise Advisor”

By Sajjad Hamid

 

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4. “Family Constitutions to Guide Founders, Owners, Families, and Advisors”

By William Kambas and Linda B. Meade

 

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3. “Sustaining Family Legacies: What Family Enterprises Can Learn from Asset Management Firms”

By Isabella Otero

 

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2. “Judgment in Family Firms: What You Can Do to Improve Yours”

By Sir Andrew Likierman

 

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1. “Research Applied: An FBR Précis on ‘Why and How Do Family Firms Go Public? A Socioemotional Wealth Perspective of IPO’”

By Rocki-Lee DeWitt

 

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Thanks to all the authors who have contributed articles on practice and research or joined us for podcasts so far this year!

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