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family office

American

[fam-lee aw-fis, of-is, fam-uh-lee] / ˈfæm li ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs, ˈfæm ə li /

noun

a financial advisory firm for extremely wealthy private individuals that is designed to offer comprehensive management of all assets, especially one that serves a single family.

Etymology

Origin of family office

First recorded in 2000–05

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Standings at the All-Star break show it isn’t working so well says Jack Ablin, founding partner at family office Cresset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

In a survey from Citi Wealth published this past fall, 70% of family office respondents said they were “engaged with direct investments.”

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

Warsh joined Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and was a partner at hedge-fund investor Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Wolfe said he was sharing a playbook that he started investing in for his family office back in February.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Stephens, founder of independent wealth and family office advisory Evertern Wealth, saw accelerating interest in this message during the Covid pandemic, but it hasn’t let up.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

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