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Latest News and Thinking3 Circles, 4 Rooms and 5 Capitals – How to Make Your Family Business Comprehensible
Because of all the constituents in a family business, there are often times so many dimensions at play in any matter that dissecting what is actually occurring is incredibly challenging. Instead, models like the Three Circles, Four Rooms and Five Capitals arm us with a set of lens by which one can interpret the circumstances presented.
Distribution Rate – The Only Variable a Family Can Control in Investing
It’s not just that a family’s assets have to grow at a steep rate over time – easily 9-10% or more. It’s that there really is only one variable within the family’s control – and it’s a complicated one
Family Offices, Not Just Politicians, Face an Urban / Rural Divide
The locales that families build their wealth in are often times closely intertwined with the family’s identity and narrative. Yet like all considerations for a family office, the choice of geography is an important one, and importantly the ‘default’ answer should not be immediately adopted simply because it is the default.
You Don’t Have to Sell Just Because the Party Might Be Ending – Exiting is More Complicated Than That
There is a piece making the rounds on Bloomberg (” Family-Owned Businesses Urged to Sell Before the Party Ends”) this week saying that if you have ever contemplated selling your business now is the time to head for the exit.
Our caution would be simply that of the zen master – ‘we’ll see.’
It’s Never About Just the Money, But It’s Never Not About the Money
What if, this very tendency to not discuss what it means to be wealthy, actually enhances the risk of a negative outcome rather than prevents it?
How Fast Must a Family’s Assets Grow?
One of the great challenges families face when allocating capital for the long-term is determining the right level of risk and return. This is exacerbated further by the fact that many in the family office (FO) world believe that the investment strategies of families...
The Why of Family Offices
We conclude our 3 part series looking at the basics of family offices
The Importance of a Family Governance Model – Podcast Interview
An in-depth discussion on the role and place of governance in the family enterprise
What a Family Office Does
What family offices actually do to serve families.
But What Is a Family Office?
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?
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