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The Biggest Risk to Family Wealth Isn't Investment Performance—It's Succession

Family offices excel at managing money but often overlook the greatest threat to multigenerational success: poorly planned succession. Here's how they can help. Family offices have gained increasing Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Jan-Philipp Ahrens , R. Adam Smith , Maria Giuseppina Bruna , Melania Riefolo and Salam SAMI

Can a Family Stay a Business Family After Selling the Business?

A study of German family firms shows that regular, meaningful contact between the family office and the family can preserve shared purpose after an exit. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Clemens Krüger , Christian-Titus Klaiber and Reinhard Prügl

Family Offices Are Booming—But Do They Actually Work?

Research still can’t clearly explain when they deliver real value. A review shows what we know, what we don’t, and how families can close the needs-to-services gap. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Patrik Hayoz, PhD , Bingbing Ge and Alfredo De Massis

Family Offices Are Expanding Their Role

As family attitudes towards wealth, purpose, and legacy evolve, their offices are doing more than just managing wealth, a study shows. Family offices are no longer quiet custodians of wealth. Based Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Peter Vogel

Separate Family Offices Can Minimize Money Problems

It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. RSM's Ben Berger shows why a separate office helps both business and family manage money responsibly. All Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Interviewee: Ben Berger

Family Offices: The Sober Guardians of Family Wealth

Family businesses, and the wealth they create, are run by human beings, who can be impulsive. When the wealth is substantial, often an impartial third party is the best choice to manage this wealth Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Interviewee: Spencer Burke