Edward Marshall

When the thing from outer space visits earth, it is taken first for a trick-or-treater and then for a robot.

When the thing from outer space visits Earth, it is taken first for a trick-or-treater and then for a robot.

Family offices are private organizations that assume the daily administration and management of a wealthy family's personal and financial affairs. Historically, these repositories of great wealth were, shrouded in secrecy, their activities conducted behind closed doors. Recently, family offices have acquired a considerably higher public profile: they represent a mere 7 percent of the world's ultra-high-net-worth population-yet control a staggering...