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Family Office
Trust or Corporation? Choosing the Right Foundation Structure
And Why It’s Not Just a Legal Question A few years ago, I helped a family in California set up a private foundation. They had just sold...
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How to Find Your “Why” Before Giving Away a Dime
Lessons from Families Who Chose Purpose Over Pressure A few years ago, I met with a client who had recently received a major inheritance....
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Why Some Families Start Foundations — And Others Don’t
Reflections from a Banker Who’s Sat With Hundreds of Families at Their Crossroads I still remember one afternoon in Hong Kong, sitting...
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Why Family Offices Might Be Your Most Overlooked Investor — And What You Need to Know
I’ve spent the better part of my career advising ultra-high-net-worth families—many of whom run their own family offices—on investments,...
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What Is an Investment Policy Statement—and Why Every Family Office Needs One
The Story of a Daughter, a Fortune, and the Map She Didn’t Know She Needed Her name was Emily. She was 36. A tech executive in New York,...
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How to Build Your First IPS for a Small Foundation
The Story of a Party, a Conversation, and a Quiet Revolution in Giving Earlier this year, I found myself at one of those unforgettable...
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