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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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family office

Doerr became Kleiner’s chairman in 2016, and he now invests through his family office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Bush founded Finback in 2016 with his son, Jeb Bush Jr., and longtime colleagues Oliver and family office founder George Huber.

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

“The stock has been as cheap as it has been in the past 10 to 15 years” on a price-to-book basis, says Charlie Frischer, who runs a Seattle family office and owns the shares.

From Barron's ● May 8, 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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