Wharton Global Family Alliance

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
— Benjamin Franklin, University of Pennsylvania Founder

The Wharton Global Family Alliance's focus is to:

Advance the Study of Family Business Research
Engage Families Globally

New in WGFA Research Section:
Single Family Offices: Private Wealth Management in the Family Context
As featured in the Knowledge@Wharton article, "SFOs in Action: How the Richest Families Manage Their Wealth"

June, 2008 - The Single Family Office (SFO), a professional organization that attends to wealth management and personal services for wealthy families, is part of a tradition that began during the Roman Empire. Today most SFOs control and invest family assets equaling more than $1 billion. Despite their influence, SFO operations have been hidden from public view and little understood...