The book offers crucial advice in helping entrepreneurs and their families find or found a family office that fits their goals. The authors survey the key considerations in this process, including: What are the different models for family offices, and what are their respective benefits? What costs can be expected from a family office, and how much wealth must be under management to justify them? What are the role and responsibilities of the Family Officer and his staff? Which are best practices for family governance, succession planning, and philanthropy at a family office? These insights are then supplemented by a wide-ranging set of interviews with family members, family officers and consultants from around the world. Both family office professionals and families themselves will benefit from this thorough but highly approachable examination.

1. What is a family office?.- 2. How is a family office structured?.- Interview with Simon Foster.- 3. What are the fundamental success factors for a family office?.- Interview with Klaus Kuder.- 4. Structures for Managing Wealth.- Interview with Christoph Zapp.- 5. Reliable Handling of Legal and Tax Issues.- 6. Succession Planning.- Interview with Christian-Titus Klaiber.- 7. Organizing the Family: Family Governance.- Interview with Larry Donckers.- 8. Effective Structuring of Philanthropic Engagement.- Interview with Nour Abou Adal & Maissa Abou Adal.- 9. Concierge Services by the Family Office.- 10. Organizational Framework for the Family Office.- Interview with James Fleming.- 11. Client Structure and Communication.- 12. Committees, Guidelines and Professional Management Systems.- Interview with Tom McCullough.- 13. Leadership Structures in the Family Office.- Interview withLeslie Voth.- 14. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats: Avoiding Traps, Preparing for the Future.