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📈 Family offices are revolutionalizing finance ✨ The great wealth transfer is unlocking a world of opportunity 🗣️ Follow along to join the conversation ✉️ I send two weekly emails to thousands of people: Mr Family Office Newsletter Every Friday, a deep dive on a family
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Mick Jagger (80) plans to leave no assets to his 7 children “My kids don’t need $500 million to live well. Come on” He plans to leave his wife Melanie Hamrick (37) and 6 year old kid some space to live and resources to live their lives comfortably For the rest of the estate
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Awkward amount to inherit: $5 million Greg: I'm good, anyway, cuz, uh, my, so, I was just talkin' to my mom, and she said, apparently, he'll leave me five million anyway, so I'm golden, baby Connor: You can't do anything with five, Greg. Five's a nightmare Greg: Is it?
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@Handicappadonna Not sure I agree… He’s created more joy than 99.9% of the world
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a guy casually sparked up a cigarette on my Zoom call today
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The wealthiest families in the world hold secrets that are passed down through the generations Educational secrets that even the most exclusive schools don’t teach In fact, virtually all schools are horrible at teaching finance, whatever their fees This is why Family Offices
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I had breakfast with a family office principal today His personal wealth is pushing €1 billion He's a private man, keeps out of the media and has zero public profile. His family do the same While he is well-known in his professional circle, he can walk down the street or
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How do you keep a family together when the kids have flown the nest? You can borrow a strategy from family offices My kids are growing up and I’ve started to think about what life will be like after they eventually leave home, how to remain as close as possible I want my
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What’s the best hobby to meet rich people?
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Early in my career, I worked with a banker who had a tactic he used to devastating effect I don't know if it was because English was his second language or if he was just smarter and more confident than me. Probably the latter He was supremely comfortable with silences Like
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@MrFamilyOffice
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Next time you are in a hotel, check the concierge for a pair of golden keys on his or her lapel The mysterious keys are the sign of Les Clefs d'Or, a guild of elite international concierges With just 4,000 members working in the most exclusive hotels across the world, Les
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I met with a buddy of mine recently He's 48-years-old and retired He made some good investments, had some luck "Let's catch up soon" I say "yeah - sure mate, but I'm on vacation for the next 11 weeks" 2 weeks fly fishing Frying Pan River, Colorado 4 weeks in Thailand for a
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Let's get down to brass tacks... the $ comp at family offices: • CEO • CFO • CIO • COO • Legal Counsel • Portfolio Managers • Investment Analysts • Controller • FD • Tax Director • Accounting Director • Head of Security • CTO • Family Liaison • EA 👇
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Do the rich really stay rich?
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I was on an early morning portfolio review call with an investment bank today I'm always struck by how cold and clinical these guys can be in the face of world events "The events in the Middle East" And then straight into portfolio implications, the macroeconomic impact,
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My daughter went down a social media rabbit hole that changed her life forever As Florida bans social media for under 14s, I feel I should share her story At the age of 11/12, we gave our daughter her first phone. Before long, she had discovered TikTok Somehow she ended up in
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'OK Boomer' trigger warning... 🚨🚨 Everywhere I look, I see young people prioritizing work-life balance over career ambition I see recruitment problems in so many professions - law, banking, accounting, audit The latest example I saw is a Head of Legal at a multi-family
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How big is too big for a family home? Fairfield Pond, the Hamptons 100,000 square feet of living space 63 acres 29 bedrooms 49 bathrooms 2 bowling alleys 2 tennis courts 1 basketball court 2 squash courts
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@JoePompliano Monaco is a fantastic location for UHNW individuals and family offices But there are other great places: Bahamas🌴 Belgium🍫 Bermuda🏝️ Boston🏫 California🌞 Cayman Islands🏦 Channel Islands🐄 Dallas🤠 Dubai🏙️ Florida🏖️ Greece🏛️ Hong Kong🏢 Houston🚀 Italy🍝 Liechtenstein🏰
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@ESPNF1 There is no better place in the world to watch cars not overtaking each other
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I’m seeing a lot of ultra-wealthy families opting to home school their children This is purely anecdotal, but my feeling is that there is a growing sense of disillusionment with public and private education
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New money: “I’ve opened a family office” Old money:
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The silliest workplace rule you've seen I'll start: No beards 🧔‍♂️
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Where to learn about family offices A thread covering the best family office resources:
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I’m seeing more and more wealthy families home schooling their kids Is this a fad or is the school system broken?
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When asked for advice from new parents, I have one go-to tip Kids have a knack of saying the funniest and sweetest things. They say things that make you burst into laughter and recount to their grandparents over the phone You think you will remember, but you don't. There are a
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I have paused investing in residential real estate I have a decent-sized portfolio, but I am not adding to it any time soon Here's why: First up, don't get me wrong, I love RE. It's a great asset class and is easy to build wealth over time using leverage You can make a lot of
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Simon Cowell (64) plans to leave no assets to his son “I don’t believe in passing down from generation to generation.” His $600 million net worth will go to children or dogs charities “I’m not too interested in money, but I don’t aim to have some pot of gold for my son. I’ll
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You don't get rich working for a family office... you only attain new levels of relative poverty
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Just released: the latest comp packages at family offices Are you wildly overpaid or chronically underpaid
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Never apologize That was the advice a mentor gave me in my twenties
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In the last 10 days, I met with senior members of 7 family office Here's what they had to say on current markets: Overall Sentiment: Majority predict soft landing, S&P 500 at 5,000, inflation near 2%. Cautiously bullish on Western economic performance Environment: Climate
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I know a guy with a $30mn home but no home insurance a $4mn boat but no boat insurance a rich life but no life insurance
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Do a huge favor for your kids and your grandkids Write your family history The urge to study family history tends to kick in later in life. Often too late for those enlightening conversations with parents and grandparents I advise wealthy families to document their family
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The Idiot Index Elon Musk has devised a metric he calls the "Idiot Index". This quantifies the extent to which the cost of a final product exceeds that of its fundamental components For example, where the cost of a final product is $1,000, while the basic components' cost is
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@DPurdyJackson He’s also generated more jobs, wealth and economic activity than his secretary. He’s also donated tens of millions to charities and made more difference than most government departments would manage with the tax
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Is the world run by functioning alcoholics?
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We write small checks - as low as $25k These are checks for deals ranging from RE, early stage VC, funds, private debt We do this because there is power in small checks Power for both the investor and investee The downside: We’re not going to get rich from these
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Let's get back to basics: what is a family office how much do you need to form a family office
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“private family capital is larger than private equity and venture capital combined” - Ernst & Young
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A friend is transferring a substantial wine collection into his son’s name The value of the collection is pushing 7-figures I introduced him to a tax advisor I occasionally work with. Over a glass of Pinot Noir we discussed some of the practicalities and tax implications At
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Day-to-day what’s actually happening in a family office: 1/11
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SWOT analysis of a single-family office:
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50 career tips to get ahead I have a college graduate joining the family office. It got me thinking about career advice Here’s the advice I dole out to anyone who will listen: 1. your boss should never have to chase you for updates or progress reports 2. unless absolutely
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Every year I am invited to a family office conference Everything is provided for free → 5∗ spa hotel for me + partner → picturesque resort → inspiring key-note speakers → outstanding food and drink → gala dinner I went once, now every year I turn it town Every year, I
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By popular demand: US family office comp data - 2023 update Salaries, bonus, comp by AUM - Chairperson - CEO - CFO - COO - Financial Controller/Director - Legal Counsel - Tax Specialist - Investment Portfolio Manager - Operations Manager - Investment Analyst - Accountant - PA
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I have a lawyer who I love dearly She often sends me emails on the weekend But her sentences are long. Whole paragraphs are consumed by a single sentence with subclauses, parenthesis and modifiers I used to print the mails, get a coffee and tackle the mails like a Sunday
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One of the best investments a family can make: 100 bucks a week on a cleaner
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Which job should he take: Amazon vs Family Office
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Private Equity and Venture Capital beware: Family Offices are emerging as formidable contenders in direct investment deals This puts family offices in direct competition with PE and VC So why the shift? 💥 the family office sector is exploding, with more family offices,
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"Please find attached our marked-up NDA" red ink hell Sure fire sign the deal is going nowhere Have any lawyers ever seen an NDA enforced?
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Family Office Strategic Asset Allocation - shift in strategic asset allocation in light of potential inflection points in inflation, interest rates and economic growth - tense geopolitics is the biggest concern for family offices around the world, although recession is the top
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Private Equity and Venture Capital beware: Family Offices are emerging as formidable contenders in direct investment deals Here are the reasons family offices have shifted to direct investing and some of the implications:
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Who are the deal makers on Twitter? Family offices. private equity, venture capital, angel investors, institutional investors, hedge funds... Today seems like a good day to freshen up my timeline Who should I be following? Who should be following me?
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FIRE is an interesting concept… but why would anyone with a decent career want to retire at the age of peak earning capability and peak interesting work?
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I have a super smart buddy who has never reached his full potential. He puts it down to some bad luck, a divorce and a couple of questionable decisions I have never worked with him, but he is sharp, eloquent and imaginative. I always thought that when the right project came
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Family Offices
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Let's do some deals 💥 Let's connect investors with deals 🤝 First Friday of every month, I invite my followers to share their deals It sparks connections and discussions Last month 88k people saw the tweet Pitch your deals below 👇 → 1 tweet → one-liner → key details
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There’s always a bigger fish
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Do you think generational wealth is toxic ☠️☠️ "I don't want spoilt trust fund brats" "my humble beginnings got me to where I am today" Three reasons to think again 1. Survivorship bias I didn't grow up rich I'm fairly successful by most measures Ergo, my upbringing gave me
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Cracking the family office code The 6 Family Office archetypes And a bonus that doesn't make the chart... the Fake Family Office 1/ The Founder’s Family Office The starting point for most family offices • Family office created after founder's financial success •
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If we want young people to be capitalists… young people should have capital
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There is no typical family office investment portfolio Circumstances and backgrounds influence their approach to investment decisions, wealth preservation, and generation To work with family offices, you have to understand them 7 archetype family office investment portfolios:
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@ESPNF1 This looks like a marketing gimmick rather than a flex
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Managing generational wealth and privilege is a tightrope A cautionary tale: A friend of a friend’s wife just filed for divorce. She’s Brazilian, he’s a Brit. This is coming almost five years to the day after they were married. Five years is the minimum period they must be
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My whisky collection has outperformed the S&P That was the claim I heard over dinner recently I wasn't convinced, so I looked into it Much like wine collecting, whisky is one for the connoisseurs. Investors are usually passionate consumers The appeal of whisky is that it's a
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The nice-to-have perks of working in a family office... the killer perk that trumps the rest and how I benefitted The perks: ✈️ PJs > business class ☀️ international playground - work from Monaco, Miami, Cayman.. say no more ⛵️ the family yacht is an ideal place to hold an
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Let's do some deals 💥 Let's connect investors with deals On the first Friday of every month, I invite followers to share their deals. This sparks incredible connections and discussions ⚡️ Pitch your deals to 9k+ professionals below 👇 → 1 tweet → one-liner → key details
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In January this year, I started out on Twitter with the lofty goal to hit 5k followers by the end of the year I ticked over 25,000 today 🤯 Here are some of the accounts who have helped/inspired along the way: @SecretCFO - the OG inspiration behind me starting this account.
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How would this make you feel: Years ago, I worked with a brother and sister after the death of their father. Their dad died in his 90s. They were already in their 70s and were stunned to discover they were in line for a life-changing inheritance Their dad had owned a business
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LIVE coverage of Biden’s capital gains tax plans
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What to read on deal structuring:📚 The Art of M&A: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide - Alexandra Reed Lajoux and Charles M. Elson Term Sheets & Valuations: A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations - Alex Wilmerding Private Equity as an Asset
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The greatest threat to generational wealth - at any level - comes from apathetic and unmotivated children How do you motivate your kids?
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How the wealthiest families are allocating their capital to protect and grow their wealth Family office asset allocation 2021 vs 2023 > Fixed income is back > Outsized allocation to alternatives remains > Cash holdings down Top three fears in the next 1-2 years: > recession >
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box seats have a major drawback: regular seats are never the same again certain luxuries can be dangerous
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The Family Meeting / Retreat A common practice for family offices Often held off-site Family meetings are family events, not board meetings The emphasis is on: 🔹 clarifying strategic vision and getting buy-in 🔹 strengthening family values and culture 🔹 solidifying
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countries with zero capital gains tax: 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇧🇧 Barbados
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Do your kids know your net worth? Your earnings? Too often we shelter children from financial discussions Is sharing caring or is silence golden? (Inspired by one of my kids trying to google my net worth!)
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What to read on deal structuring: 📚 The Art of M&A: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide - Alexandra Reed Lajoux and Charles M. Elson Term Sheets & Valuations: A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations - Alex Wilmerding Private Equity as an Asset
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What’s my net worth: People here spend endless hours arguing about how to calculate net worth Do you include your home, your car… blah blah I’ve seen the same arguments rehearsed over and over again I have never met a UHNW individual who calculates their net worth to the
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@logan_bohannon5 Same.. although the equation could change if I had $500mn
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The Family Office Dashboard: the financial nerve center Dashboards track assets in real-time and report financial performance. They also help manage an array of family office tasks → 🔟 functions of a FO dashboard → 🔟 out-of-the-box solutions The 10 functions of a FO
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People don't realize how fast the family office sector is growing FO > PE + VC Very soon, family office assets under management will exceed private equity and venture capital combined A wake-up call to vendors, investors, and founders
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Sir Anthony Ritossa → Chairman, Ritossa Family Office → Host of the "World’s No. 1 Family Office Investment Conference" → 61,109 LinkedIn followers → Conman and thief Here's the story: After an underwhelming career as a hedge fund salesman, Australian Anthony Ritossa
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Real estate has always had a special place in the heart of family offices And now family offices have spoken... they picked their #RE winners and losers for the next 12 months Winners: - 30% of family offices have reported that they plan to expand their exposure to
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@StevenMusielski GameStop all in
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You die tomorrow What happens? Here are the lessons from family offices to help manage financial matters after a death in the family Family offices play a vital role in providing support and assistance during the challenging time following a family death The family office
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If you want money, ask for advice If you want advice, ask for money
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Where the ultra-rich spend their holidays:
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How our family office joined the private credit bandwagon A few years ago, we co-invested in a European gin distillery as an LP. The distillery was a growing startup getting real traction in the market We invested alongside another family office with hospitality expertise and
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Corporate governance: not sexy, but essential Failures in corporate governance can be fatal when you're: - building your own business - directing an organization (incl. family offices) - conducting due diligence on a target company 13 corporate governance red flags: 🚩
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One marketing tactic that usually fails with family offices: Urgency/limited-time offers Them: "we are closing on Friday, there's a lot of interest and only limited allocation available " Us: "OK then, we'll look at the next deal" Family offices can move quickly, I've seen
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Family office investment portfolios 7 investment models:
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in sport in business in family in life it's always better to go all in The All Blacks Haka 1973 vs 2019 #RWC2023
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There’s an NDA I’d love to break 7/8 years ago I personally invested in a property deal. After 18 months the developer had missed several key milestones and I withdrew In accordance with the contract, the developer was obliged to repay my initial investment + interest He
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This is Lester T Beaumont - 82-year old mining mogul and family office principal, net worth $2.4 billion Lester has never used Twitter He thinks social media is a monumental waste of time And most family office principals agree But here's why I don't care: • the greatest
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How to set up a family office The practical steps:
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It’s the little things in life ⛳️ ✈️
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The secret to building generational wealth: optimism………… well, that’s only part of the story I’ve noticed another personality trait that is key to the success of wealthy founders Optimism is like rocket fuel. Optimistic founders drive their businesses forward. I love their
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I asked family offices in my network to share their wisdom The advice is priceless Insights from: - Texas-based single family office - Gen 3/4 - $2 billion AUM “Trust is the #1 thing in a family office - it’s one of the few things that can’t just be bought. Helping
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Timely reminder: don’t do business with people who sue people because eventually you will be on that list
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