A weekly collection of news and highlights. Included this week:
The family with 14 billionaires you’ve never heard of
A new global bank just for family offices
Should you fire your parents’ advisors?
The AI billionaire boom
Living Large: inside Kim Kardashian’s property empire
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The family with 14 billionaires.
There's an American family with 14 billionaires.
More than any family on Earth.
And they control the ENTIRE global food supply.
It's not the Waltons. It's not the Kochs.
99% of people have never heard their name.
Here's how they became the richest invisible dynasty: 🧵
— #Logan Weaver (#@LogWeaver)
12:00 PM • Aug 6, 2025
Incentive problems in family offices.
Just spoke to a multi family office
Looking to allocate 5% to “crypto”. Told him, we would recommend Bitcoin only.
Response was “yeah but am being paid to manage it and if I only put in Bitcoin, I will look bad”
Show me the incentives, and I will show you the problem… 🤦🏻♂️
— #Richard Byworth ∞/21M (#@RichardByworth)
6:40 AM • Aug 6, 2025
A Hong Kong family dynasty in turmoil.
A Hong Kong family dynasty in turmoil, with no known succession plan and billions in debt as China’s property crisis continues. How will one of Asia’s richest families navigate these uncertain waters? bit.ly/3I3p0V
— #Bloomberg Originals (#@bbgoriginals)
1:10 AM • Aug 11, 2025
Every week, we seem to learn more about billionaire doomsday preppers. There will be a deep dive on this topic in an upcoming newsletter.
What do Zuckerberg, Thiel and Altman have in common? Underground bunkers.
-New Zealand citizen Peter Thiel filed plans to build a "luxury lodge," which local sources and investigative reports suggest is actually a high-security underground bunker with private farmland.
-Mark
— #Jason Bassler (#@JasonBassler1)
9:27 PM • Aug 3, 2025
Should you fire your parents’ advisors?
Inheriting your parents' financial advisor is like inheriting their favorite restaurant—loyalty doesn't mean it's still serving what you need.
— #Dr Martin (#@Dr_Martin123)
2:23 AM • Aug 7, 2025
Well… it’s one model for family offices!
Mafia families last because they’re organized.
Remove the crime, and you get a blueprint for multigenerational power:
•Loyalty is non-negotiable
•Roles are crystal clear
•The vision spans decades
•Networks are cultivated like gold
•A code binds everyone together
•A— #Jan Petke (#@JanPetke)
1:04 PM • Aug 10, 2025
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Family Office news roundup
Metro Bank Co-Founder Launches Bank For Family Offices. The man behind Metro Bank and Atom Bank, is starting a new global bank just for family offices. Investors will be clients and shareholders, with no plans to sell or float the bank, and it’s eyeing Jersey, Singapore or the UAE for HQ - Spear’s
High-Performing Family Office Guide For Wealthy Families. How modern family offices are building institutional-grade platforms that rival the sophistication of endowments and hedge funds. Think business discipline, clear strategy, and hiring pros instead of relying on legacy loyalty - Forbes
The Balance Sheet UHNWIs Live By. Forget budgeting apps, here’s a look at how the ultra-wealthy can really track their lives with a personal balance sheet that captures assets, liabilities, and legacy. It’s less about spending and more about staying in control of the big picture - Mr Family Office
Safeguarding Family Offices From New Wave Of Deepfakes, Cyber Threats. We all know the cybersecurity risks are growing for family offices - and they’re becoming increasingly sophisticated, with deepfakes used in phishing scams - Financial Advisor Magazine
The Family Office Trap: When Doing Too Much Does Harm. Family offices that try to do everything in-house can spread themselves too thin and underperform as a result. Overstaffing and over-engineering can backfire - sometimes outsourcing or simplifying is the smarter move - Family Wealth Report
Living Large: the finer things in life
Kim Kardashian is quietly assembling a serious real estate portfolio. From minimalist Calabasas mansions to a $70M Malibu beach house, it’s a flex that shows she’s playing the long game in building wealth.
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