Category: Statement Documentation
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A Modern Family Office Transformation
Case Study: From Paper Trails to Peace of Mind When we meet families like this one, we often find a familiar story. Wealth built over time through hard work and intuition, now managed with the same habits that once served well—but are beginning to show their limits. It’s at this crossroads that family office transformation…
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How Our Family Office Helps Wealth Stewards Transition with Peace of Mind
As families grow in both size and wealth, the systems that once supported their financial lives often start to show strain. This is especially true for baby boomers who have spent decades managing their estates using familiar—but increasingly outdated—approaches. In some cases, families with significant wealth are still relying on paper files, with long-time administrators…
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Effortless Financial Management: Simplify with Automation
Wealthy investors often have complex financial lives, with multiple bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and credit card statements that need to be carefully documented and reconciled. Our bookkeeping and record-keeping service is designed to bring clarity and efficiency to this process. We ensure that all financial statements are saved in an organized digital system, accessible to…
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Streamline An Accounting Practice: Family Office Partnerships
Most accountants know the best way to streamline an accounting practice is to successfully apply technology. But an often-overlooked aspect of streamlining an accounting practice is becoming more strategic about partnerships. So, this post will describe how working with a family office can help streamline an accounting practice and refocus on higher value clients. Managing…
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Consolidated Reporting Service: Streamlining Wealth Management
The benefits of organized, comprehensive, streamlined reporting cannot be overstated. Wealthy investors and charitable foundations require a bird’s eye view of their finances to make informed decisions and achieve their financial goals. That’s why our family office offers a meticulously designed Consolidated Reporting Service tailored for this sophisticated audience. Our service stands out by offering…
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Seven Blind Spots your Private Foundation May Have
Our family office provides management & administrative services to private foundations. Over the years, we’ve realized many private foundations take certain responsibilities for granted. So, when an “unexpected” event occurs (like a CRA audit, death of a board member, change of tax rules) these private foundations scramble to adjust. The result is stress to the…
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Codify Your Legacy
Your financial legacy will be mostly measured by how successful your heirs steward your wealth, after you’re gone. That’s why you should work diligently during your lifetime to prepare them for success. This post describes three ways to codify your legacy to better prepare the next generation for the responsibility of wealth management. Documentation Matters…
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Keeping your Holding Company in good standing
Managing a holding company (“holdco”) successfully includes keeping accurate records and performing administrative tasks. Missing some details might mean your holdco fails to comply with tax laws. But also, failure to administer your holdco properly could mean you waste time in the future cleaning up messes or wasting time searching for information. This post describes…
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Your Wealth Management Process
The wealth management industry has become increasingly sophisticated when selling us financial services. They come up with “holistic solutions” to our financial “problems” and tap into our emotions in an effort convince us to pay them. The truth is, like most important things in life, there is no “quick fix” to managing our finances and…