Family Office Handbook
Kirby Rosplock
- 18 maart 2014
- 9781118367308
Samenvatting:
After the economic downturn in 2008, many affluent families began to question how their wealth was being managed, resulting in a growing interest in the family office concept as a way to preserve their wealth. Although the family office concept is not new, it is a phenomenon that is changing the wealth management landscape. With celebrities and business moguls, investment gurus and family business icons establishing these private wealth management advisory firms, more and more individuals are asking what exactly is a family office and how does it operate? Family offices either serve one family exclusively or typically manage the wealth of a number of affluent families. If you're like most families and advisors, you're familiar with the concept of family offices, but may not know exactly how they work or whether or not they're right for you or your clients. The Complete Family Office Handbook explains how family offices operate, who should consider forming or joining one, and how to craft and set up a structure, purpose and vision for the office that fully serves a family's particular needs and investment goals. Whether you're a wealth creator, a member of a wealthy family considering forming or joining a family office, or a professional contemplating a career in this growing segment of the wealth management industry, this comprehensive guide provides insights to some of the most common questions and misperceptions. With the ultimate goal of preserving and passing on a family's wealth across generations, family offices perform three vital functions for affluent families. They act as a keeper and executor of the family's wealth, serve as a financial confidant to the family, and act as the family's investing brain trust. These three functions involve a wide array of services, including tax, bookkeeping and fiduciary services; compliance, legal and investment management; reporting and risk management; philanthropic, education and governance advisement, and wealth transfer planning. The Complete Family Office Handbook covers the services family offices render as well as the costs a family may expect to incur in forming or joining one. The book compiles insights from leading family office executives and professionals, summarizes cutting-edge research, and describes best practices and approaches used by family offices. Finally, the book brings content to life through numerous case studies that share the experiences of families as they establish their own office or join a multi-family office, providing you with practical, real-world insights about the family office. For families and professionals who want to know more about the family office and/or how to enhance their family office knowledge and skills, The Complete Family Office Handbook offers comprehensive, practical guidance on these increasingly common but little understood enterprises.