"Everything you need to take advantage of today's most exciting new wealth management career optionIt seems like ever since Oprah started hers, family offices are all the rage among today's high-net-worth individuals. Private wealth management advisory firms serving one client, or a very limited...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Family Office -- A Macro View of Global Wealth -- Billionaire Update -- How Much Do I Really Need to Fund a Family Office? -- Purpose and Definition of the...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Direct Investing and the Family Office Test -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Direct Investing -- 2008: A Wakeup Call for Investors -- Role of the Family Office and Private Investors -- The Opportunity...