The Family Office Book: Investing Capital for the Ultra-Affluent Hardcover – August 7, 2012

If you are looking for the definitive book on the how a Family Office works, look no further. I downloaded this on my Kindle over the weekend and couldn't put it down.As a former Wall Street executive who spent more than 20 years in Capital Markets (both debt and equity), I found this book to be meticulously researched, well written and chock full of important, useful information. The embedded multi-media, taking the reader directly from the (Kindle) book to the website to listen to audio interviews and view video presentations was a smart, effective bonus.Here is the skinny on this book. A lot of people THINK they know what a Family Office is and how it works. They don't. This book will quickly become the standard. Why? Because the author, Richard C. Wilson is obviously passionate about this space, his material proves it. Download it now, make it a part of your permanent library, and bookmark the link to his Family Office website. The Family Office Book: Investing Capital for the Ultra-Affluent (Wiley Finance)

phenomenal book, ths books does not get to much into the technical aspects of what goes into a home offices, but focuses on the qualitative aspects, characteristics, goals, risk tolerance etc. great book, highly recommend

Prior to purchasing this book through Amazon, I was not familiar with the Family Office business or Richard Wilson. It caught my interest because I am in the process of raising capitial for a distressed mortgage fund, and I thought this could be a new source of capital. The book opened my eyes to whole new business and a source of potential new investors. Richard's insight into the structures and types of Family Offices was very informative, and the interviews with the Family Office executives really gave me a great "hands on" feel on how they think and manage their business. Too often these types of books talk in abstract theories and ideas, that don't always coiniside with realities of the day to day operations of the business. I thought Richard did a great job laying out the book, first explaining the business and then using the professional interviews to "make it real". The information in the chapter on "Family Office Marketing", is not only great as it pertains to Family Office Businesses, but will be valuable to me in terms of building my own business.Well done Richard, Mike

First of all, I cannot tell thank Richard how grateful I am. I could not stop reading the family office book because of its useful contents which are not commonly opened. I believe this book is suitable for people who have to understand family office and its business.Also, professionals working in asset management industry, I recommend reading it and catching a concept arrangement about this field; it contains more than you imagine.Actually, the family office book is fully useful to organize concept of what is family office and what benefit it provide, based on interview with professionals who we cannot talk with. It's surely rare and valuable book. For someone working the field of alternative asset management in Asia, this book will help you widen potential business opportunities.

buy and read this book to reinforce your gut feeling that FO's and MFO's are wealth preservation/creation/education vehicles, ready to traverse through the landscape of financial services. While many references are made to a specific companies' website, they are not invasive...the authors aim is to further educate and assist. I very much enjoyed the ability to read the many 1 on1 interviews and will probably refer back for some further video and audio data mining. Enjoy!

This was an excellent read and offered very comprehensive insight on Family Office and the UHNW capital sector. Unlike most financially oriented books that tend to be mundane or too technical, The Family Office Book balanced fundamental anecdotal concepts with financial theories and historical narratives relating to the FO industry. It helps investment and asset managers understand the considerations of a UNHW family and also provides an excellent overview for the ultra-affluent when trying to understand the issues they need to be aware of when considering to form a family office.

We are starting to market our hedge fund to family offices. I found this book and corresponding videos helpful in developing a broad understanding of family offices, the unique services they offer, and the challenges they face. I feel it did well at demonstrating how each family office is different and then gave examples about the motivations of different practices. The best practices you recommend when working with family offices, while simple, are good to read. I recommend this book to people marketing to family offices.