Leaving A Legacy Through Family Office

Business Acceleration, International Diversification, International Investing

Facts about family business succession planning In an article published in the entrepreneurship section of Forbes, it stated that in the United States, over 50% of GNP was generated by family businesses. It also mentioned that less than 33% of these businesses have...

The Multi-Family Office

Business Acceleration, International Diversification, International Investing

In a previous article, we’ve discussed the single family office. In this article, we will look at the multi-family office. The single, most basic definition of a multi-family office is that it manages the wealth of several families. Such an organization would take on...

Definition of a Single Family Office

Business Acceleration, International Diversification, International Investing

So what is a family office? The term “family office” sells easily because it appeals directly to its target clientele – wealthy families who need someone else to do the planning for them. As a business, it extends to the usual functions of day-to-day administration...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Offshore Investing

International Investing

Because of the numerous benefits of having offshore investments, more and more people and corporations are turning to this option. More than half of the world’s assets and investments are held in offshore jurisdictions and many well-recognized companies,...

China’s Hard Fall and its Effect on the United States of America

International Investing

The Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy in 2008 marked the beginning of what would be the United States’ long, dragging and worrisome economic downfall and eventual recession. Recorded as the largest bankruptcy filing in the history of the United States, the whole phenomenon...

Why You Should Be Worried over China’s Economic Crisis

International Investing

Over the past weeks, China has devalued the yuan twice in a move that has sent ripples to as far as Turkey. Countries dependent on China are fearful that this would create another Asian financial crisis, like what took place in 1994. The devaluation of the yuan comes...