Multiple on invested capital (MOIC) measures how much value an investment has generated relative to the capital put into it. It is calculated as total value – realized proceeds plus the current value of unrealized holdings – divided by invested capital, and it is expressed as a multiple. A MOIC of 2.5x means every $1…
Family Office Software Implementation: What to Expect Before You Go Live
A family office can run for years on QuickBooks, Excel, custodian portals, broker files, and portfolio reporting tools. The problem begins when those systems stop agreeing and the team spends more time reconciling, checking, and rebuilding reports than reviewing the family’s financial position. That is why family office software implementation has to be more than…
How Much Does Family Office Software Cost? Pricing Factors Explained
A family office can run for years on QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Excel, custodian portals, portfolio reporting tools, and PDFs from private managers. The pricing question usually appears when that stack starts to cost too much in manual reconciliation, delayed reporting, and key-person dependency. The family office software cost conversation is not only about the annual…
Power BI, Salesforce, Snowflake, and FundCount: Where Should Family Office Data Live?
Many family offices run QuickBooks or Sage for accounting, Excel for consolidation, Power BI for dashboards, Salesforce for relationship records, Snowflake for data storage, and custodian portals for source files. The stack may look advanced, but it starts to break when each tool holds a different version of the same number. That is the core…
APIs, SFTP, and File Imports: A Plain-English Guide for Family Office Operations Teams
Many family office operations teams manage data across QuickBooks or Sage, Excel workbooks, custodian portals, broker files, private investment PDFs, Addepar or Black Diamond exports, and internal reporting tools. Then a vendor conversation introduces terms like API, SFTP, file import, mapping, connector, and integration layer. For a nontechnical finance team, that language can make a…
Data Reconciliation for Family Offices: How to Know Your Reports Are Right
Many family offices run QuickBooks or Sage for the general ledger, Addepar or Black Diamond for portfolio views, custodian portals for holdings, broker files for activity, and Excel for final rollups. The problem begins when those systems stop agreeing with each other, and the team spends more time reconciling than reviewing results. A search for…
Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and FX Rates: How Market Data Fits into Family Office Accounting
Many family offices already have access to market data. The harder question is how that data actually moves into accounting and reporting. A common setup looks like this: Bloomberg or Refinitiv for pricing and FX rates, custodian files for holdings and transactions, broker reports for cash and positions, and Excel for adjustments, overrides, or final…
How to Automate Custodian and Broker Feeds for Family Office Reporting
Many family offices run QuickBooks or Sage for the books, Excel for consolidation, custodian portals for statements, and broker downloads for trades, positions, cash, and prices. The stack works until the same trade, cash balance, or position has to be checked in several places before the report pack goes out. Automated custodian feeds for family…
Family Office Data Aggregation: How to Bring Custodian, Broker, Bank, and Alternative Data Together
Many family offices run QuickBooks or Sage for the general ledger, Excel for consolidation, custodian portals for transactions, broker files for holdings, and PDFs for private investment updates. The process can work while the office is small and the reporting cycle is simple. It starts to break when those sources stop agreeing and the team…
