We have the forethought as well as the combined skills in business, tax and investment management to help maximize your legacy.

 

What is a Family Office?


A family office is an organization that a family with a certain level of wealth sets up to oversee a wide range of professionals across multiple disciplines – taxes, estate planning, accounting, bookkeeping, investing, etc. – to work for them and help them manage and execute their wealth management activities. By hiring a dedicated team of individuals, a family ensures that only their agenda is driving all of the activities. Many family offices manage budgeting, insurance, charitable giving, family owned business, wealth transfer, family governance, reporting and data aggregation and tax functions for the family they serve.

Global Trust Family Office recognizes that each family is unique and individual unto themselves. Our professionals take a holistic approach to designing family office services and solutions around the unique needs and financial goals of each family or individual. Whether it be the selected tax or estate services provided to the family, customized reporting for each family member, we take the time to understand what each family requires, and provide them with the premier level of service akin to the large institutions, yet at a much more reasonable cost.

What are the advantages of working with a Family Office?

  • Independence and objectivity

  • Breadth & integration of services

  • Multi-disciplinary professionals with diverse skills and deep expertise

  • Integration of estate, tax, and investment strategies with the family’s philanthropic goals

  • Comprehensive financial oversight

  • Internal controls and segregation of duties

  • Multi-generational and succession planning

  • Coordination of legal, financial, and professional service providers

  • Negotiation leverage for other service/product providers

  • Creative solutions to financial issues

  • Customized ideas for financial, investment, tax and estate planning strategies

  • Complete confidentiality

Family CFO

  • Investment Planning

    Investment Policy Statement
    Asset Allocation
    Account Aggregation
    Stock Concentration Strategies

  • Estate Planning

    Wills/Trusts
    Health Care Proxy
    Power of Attorney
    Guardians for Minor Children
    Charitable Strategies

  • Retirement Planning

    Social Security Analysis
    Cash Flow Analysis
    Review of Employer-Sponsored Plans
    RMD's and Withdrawal

  • Aid to Loved Ones

    Gifting
    College Planning
    Caring for Elderly
    529 College Savings Plans
    UGMA/UTMA

  • Cash Flow and Budget

    Expense and Budgeting Analysis
    Debt Management
    Emergency Funding
    Mortgage Review
    Lines of Credit

  • Tax Planning

    Comprehensive tax, partnership, estate, corporation and foundation return preparation and review.

  • Insurance Planning

    Review of Existing Policies
    Life Insurance Analysis
    L.T. Care Insurance Analysis
    Disability Insurance Analysis
    Homeowner's or Renter's Insurance Review
    Liability Coverage

  • Family Unit Planning

    Family Governance Meetings
    Training and Education
    Life Management Services

An integral part of the relationship between the Family Office and the client family is communication and education. Regular communication assists us in meeting the changing objectives and needs of the family, while education, especially that of the younger generations, helps to solidify the future financial well-being of the family. With that, Global Trust assists with one on one understanding and implementation of budgets, investment tax strategies, risk management, and philanthropic responsibilities to help and assure the family that their wealth will continue for generations to come.