David's Articles

David has been writing and blogging for over 10 years

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“We Only Do Good Deals” is Not An Investment Strategy – Part 1

There is something about platitudes that we all instinctively gravitate towards. Because of their near ubiquity and embedded common sense, we often accept them quickly, at face value. English Painter Sir Joshua Reynolds affirmed this when he observed,...

Family Offices Have Generations Too

Photo by Tara Scahill on Unsplash In the last couple of weeks, UBS published its 2020 survey of Family Offices. Amid the report and its thought provoking output is a statistic that could be easily glossed over. Namely that 70% of the offices surveyed were founded...

5 Non-Obvious Questions to Drive Family Office Productivity

Photo by Djim Loic on Unsplash I have never met a bored family office executive. In fact, quite the opposite. Most family office executives, especially the good ones, are most often tired, harried, and haggard. Like most professionals, they are often quick in...

FCS Founder Named to Nashville Post’s 2020 All-Star Board

Family Capital Strategy is pleased to announce that Founder, David Wells, was named recently to Nashville Post's 2020 All-Star Board. The Nashville Post publishes their list each year to recognize service and leadership on the board level in the for and not-for profit...

When a Family Business Becomes an “Heirloom Asset”

Photo by Kevin Noble on Unsplash We recently wrote about the nature of paradoxes in family enterprises. Paradoxes exist at the center of many family's most central points of identity. How we 'solve' a paradox represents a family's attempt to navigate the ambiguities...