Family Office Investment Management

A powerful investment platform has a central role within a family office for families of substantial wealth. Working with Family Offices to structure investments from a single person to a four-generation, dynastic level "100 year plan," we coordinate with other professionals to provide for Family Office investment mandates for the single-family office (SFO) or the multi-family office (MFO).

When designing investment strategy for a family office, there are considerations and specialized modifications that distinguish an exceptionally well-executed investment management implementation. These may include:

• Integration between investment custodians.
• Understanding of DVP accounts and prime brokerage.
• Account aggregation access and capabilities.

We take additional steps on behalf of our Family Office clients in that each entity, within an interconnecting series of trusts or entities, is established with its own Investment Policy Statement that details the position, functionality, and income/return expectations for the entity; this is in addition to the Global Investment Policy Statement that encompasses the entirety of the relationship. The services include:

Global Investment Strategy Development:

• Asset Allocation and Optimal Asset Location.
• Proprietary Private Management or Manager Selection.
• Due Diligence on Money Managers.
• Tax overlay for taxable accounts.
• Access and integration of non-traditional strategies.
• Incorporating real estate within portfolio construction.
• Incorporating Business Assets.
• On-time Strategy reviews and re-balancing/re-allocation.
• Accurate, detailed reporting and recordkeeping.

Specialized Investment Mandates Have Included:

• Analyses of executive benefits and equity options strategies for executives of public companies.
• Negotiation of custody and fee arrangements with 3rd party providers.
• Usage of collars, prepaid forward contracts and non-recourse loans to monetize securities.
• Effective handling of 144, 145 restricted stocks.
• Coordinating with outside Insurance advisors for asset allocation of Variable Insurance Contracts.
• We can act as co-trustee or agent for the trust.
• Management of concentrated equity.

As an independent firm, Cascade does not incorporate proprietary products or attempt to take on additional finance-related mandates. Our services offer investment management as a compliment to other aspects of a Family Office. Because running a Family Office is an exercise in managing a team of first-tier talent, Cascade is an intelligent choice in establishing a premier Family Office as well as a source of reference for our professional network.