Photo by Daniil Kuželev on Unsplash A number of years ago I had the pleasure of hearing Jay Hughes speak at a family office conference. Hughes, the author of a number of classics in the family office / family wealth realm, remarked offhandedly during Q&A...
from The “Inconceivable” Princess Bride “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”Socrates At a recent family dinner, I had the distinct joy of introducing my children to the Abbott and Costello routine of “Who’s On First.” My...
Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash Today I want to conclude our 3 part series looking at the basics of family offices. In the first two parts, we considered what family offices are and what they do. We concluded the primary role of a family office is to help manage...
On a call last week, a family business executive I was speaking with asked a simple, yet profound question. “What is a family office” or What do you mean when you say family office? Too often, family offices are treated like Justice...
