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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

  1. 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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A reason almost every family office De Vita speaks with about why they are moving to co-investing or direct investing is to avoid the fees charged by a typical private-equity fund manager.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

He also gave Brockman a stake in his own family office without telling Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 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

Musk’s fixer and the head of his family office, Jared Birchall, is scheduled to testify on Thursday, as is OpenAI co-founder and President Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 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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