Starting a Family Office

The first step in opening a single family office is to think of it as a business. As such, you’ll need to develop a business plan. Here are some of the questions you’ll need to answer while formulating your plan:

  1. Why do we want to work together as a family to manage our wealth?
  2. How will we make decisions together as a family?
  3. What are our goals (and mission) for the family office?
  4. How will the family office be owned and structured?
  5. How will the office be organized and managed?
  6. What roles and responsibilities belong to the owners, and what roles/responsibilities will below to the family office’s executives?
  7. What services will these family office provide?
  8. What technology will the office need?
  9. How will we pay for the family office’s services?
  10. How will we measure the success of the office?

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