Sponsored By
Trusts & Estates logo

Let's Get PersonalLet's Get Personal

The Institute for Private Investors' annual Family Performance Tracking surveys have found over the past few years that most high-net-worth investors have been achieving overall reasonable benchmark returns. Yet the World Wealth Report 2005, released this summer, looked at mid-tier millionaires with $5 million to $30 million in net worth and found that, after losing significant assets in the recent

+1
Elizabeth K. Miller, 9and 1 more

September 1, 2005

5 Min Read
Wealth Management logo in a gray background | Wealth Management

Elizabeth K. Miller, managing director, Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen Inc., New York

The Institute for Private Investors' annual Family Performance Tracking surveys have found over the past few years that most high-net-worth investors have been achieving overall reasonable benchmark returns. Yet the World Wealth Report 2005, released this summer, looked at mid-tier millionaires with $5 million to $30 million in net worth and found that, after losing significant assets in the recent bear market, they are increasingly pursuing illiquid, alternative investments in search of greater returns.

Indiscriminately increasing the risk of investments is not the way to satisfy and retain clients throughout market cycles; but delivering personal stra...

Unlock All Access Premium Subscription

Get Trusts & Estates articles, digital editions, and an optional print subscription. Choose your subscription now and dive into expert insights today!

Already Subscribed?

About the Authors

Elizabeth K. Miller

Founder and Head

https://www.summitplacefinancial.com/SummitPlace/leadership.php

 

Elizabeth K. Miller is founder and head of Summit Place Financial Advisors, LLC., which was established to provide personalized asset management and a boutique family office experience to successful families and individuals. Previously she was a principal owner of Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen Inc., where she led the firm’s equity research activities and the investment committee’s stock selection. Ms. Miller started her career as a mergers and acquisition and proprietary trading analyst for the First Boston Corporation. Ms. Miller is a member of the Alumni Board of Governors for the Sphinx Society of the University of Pennsylvania, a past member of the Board of Trustees for the New York Society of Security Analysts (CFA Society New York) and a past chair of the Private Wealth Management Committee there. She also served on the Private Wealth Advisory Committee for CFA Institute, which helped provide global leadership in identifying the industry’s priorities and setting an educational agenda for private wealth professional excellence. Each summer, she joins the faculty of the Chautauqua Institute Special Studies Program, in wealth management. She has been a guest of CNBC, Reuters, BNN, Bloomberg, and Businessweek TV and may be heard on Bloomberg radio and Dow Jones’ Marketwatch. Ms. Miller received a BS in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from Columbia University.