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  • Private Wealth Management

    The Great Wealth Transfer: Five Actionable Steps

    With the Great Wealth Transfer on the horizon, there’s no greater moment than the present to take action on your financial future.

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    Private Wealth Management

    Estate Planning Documents for Your College-Age Children

    Estate planning is probably the last thing on your mind as your child settles into college. However, what many parents do not consider is that once a child turns 18, he or she is legally recognized as an adult in most states.

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  • Equity Research

    Navigating the AI Boom: Enterprise AI Adoption and Impact

    From addressing GenAI adoption barriers to understanding energy consumption implications, the conversation surrounding AI’s next chapter is critical to unlocking its full potential. Discover our findings in our fourth installment of Navigating the AI Boom now.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Reconciling Reconciliation Tax Bills

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, highlighting some of the main areas where it supports growth and where it will detract from it, as well as section 899.

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  • Equity Research

    Monthly Macro: Tariffs, Tensions, and Turning Points

    William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal unpacks the latest on global tariffs, inflation pressures, recession risks, and why smidcap stocks might be poised for a comeback in a shifting economic landscape.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Evaluating the Benefits of Real Estate as an Investment

    The pandemic created change across industries, and real estate was no exception. Experts in this space weigh in on the current state of the industry and potential investment approaches to better leverage real estate as an asset class.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Simplifying the College Planning Process

    The college planning process has faced some of the most significant changes in decades. College Inside Track’s Heidi King outlines key trends to understand and strategies to deploy to ensure your student finds the college where they belong.

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  • Investment Banking

    Aviation Services Industry Update

    U.S. general aviation held steady in the first quarter while business jet and fractional activity saw notable gains—set against a broader backdrop of continued growth in global commercial air passenger traffic.

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  • Investment Banking

    Critical Tariff-Related M&A Due Diligence Questions

    Recent tariff-related disruptions have significantly expanded the scope of M&A due diligence, with buyers now asking target companies an array of questions to assess new trade policy risk.

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    Private Wealth Management

    College Was Awesome. Now What?

    College graduation marks the start of a career with new responsibilities and decisions. It can be an exciting time but filled with uncertainty.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: The Dollar Dilemma

    While further softening in the exchange rate is expected, in this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses why the U.S. is likely still unable to shed its exorbitant privilege and reserve currency status anytime soon, even if there are many reasons to think it might want to.

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  • Investment Banking

    The Right Platform for This Moment

    Amid the evolving economic landscape of the past few years and continued shifts in 2025, we at William Blair have worked hard to expand our platform and provide creative solutions.

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  • Equity Research

    Cash is Still King, Especially During the Great Iberian Blackout (El Apagón)

    The complete power outage across the Iberian Peninsula last week was a wake-up call. William Blair’s Richard de Chazal outlines five lessons to take away from the event.

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  • Investment Management

    The AI Opportunity: Investing Billions, Impacting Trillions

    In part one of this new series, AI Alpha unveils AI’s promise; in part two, it tempers that optimism with critical inquiry.

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