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Family Office Insights

Justyn Volesko

Partner & Co-Head of Family Office

Family Office

Financial Preparedness for Emergencies: A Guide for High-Net-Worth Families

February 6, 2025 - Cerity Partners takes a proactive approach to financial emergency preparedness, working with our clients to develop the right strategies and resources to safeguard their loved…

Justyn Volesko, Partner & Co-Head of Family Office

Pierre duPont

Partner

Family Office

Family Charters: A Guiding Light for Managing Family Businesses and Other Property

October 11, 2024 - Jointly-owned family property, like a business or vacation home, can create family tension. To keep the peace, Partner Pierre duPont suggests creating a family charter.

Pierre duPont, Partner

Lloyd Abramowitz

Partner

Family Office

It Pays to Start Early: Talking to Your Kids About Money

October 3, 2023 - Introduce your children to the "4 Hs" - Happiness, Helpfulness, Hunger, and Humility, laying the foundation for a balanced understanding of wealth's role in life.…

Lloyd Abramowitz, Partner

Mimi Drake and EmJay Williams

Family Office

Engaging the Next Generation on Family Wealth 

September 8, 2022 - Teaching young adult children about wealth can be a challenge. Although circumstances may vary, most families want to impart on their children a solid understanding…

Mimi Drake and EmJay Williams

Devon Ruttenberg

Partner

Family Office

Why Your Family Office May Need an Advisor

May 20, 2022 - With great wealth comes great responsibility. Families with legacy wealth that want direct control over investment policy decisions often establish a family office to oversee,…

Devon Ruttenberg, Partner

Susan Hartley-Moss

Partner

Estate Planning

Trustees: Policies and Procedures to Mitigate Risk (Part 4 of 4)

September 18, 2020 - In the final part of her four-part series, Partner Susan Hartley-Moss discusses the importance of establishing formal policies and procedures.

Susan Hartley-Moss, Partner

Susan Hartley-Moss

Partner

Estate Planning

Trustees: Investment Philosophy and Investment Policy Statements (Part 3)

August 10, 2020 - Part 3 of our 4-part series focuses on why every trust should have a strategic approach to investment management.

Susan Hartley-Moss, Partner

Susan Hartley-Moss

Partner

Estate Planning

Trustees: Risk Mitigation and Best Practices (Part 1)

July 8, 2020 - Whether you are acting as an individual trustee or a trustee under a private trust company, understanding the risks and responsibilities is critical to serving…

Susan Hartley-Moss, Partner

Susan Hartley-Moss

Partner

Estate Planning

Avoid the Trustee Trap

June 23, 2020 - Our dedicated Family Office team has assisted many families with their trustee and fiduciary needs. Susan Hartley-Moss shares two client experiences to help others avoid…

Susan Hartley-Moss, Partner

Pierre duPont

Partner

Family Office

Raising Children into Wealth

December 3, 2018 - Family wealth can diminish children’s hunger to live productive lives. But it doesn’t have to. Pierre duPont, a Client Advisor in Cerity Partners’ NY office,…

Pierre duPont, Partner

Pierre duPont

Partner

Estate Planning

Perpetual Education Trusts

November 8, 2018 - A Perpetual Education Trust is a way to influence the lives of distant descendants by providing them with a quality education.

Pierre duPont, Partner