A family office evaluating an outside advisor does something most advisors don't expect: genuinely thorough, independent research, well before any formal introduction.
What that research turns up, about the advisor personally and not just the firm behind them, plays a real role in whether they ever get considered at all.
What Principals Are Actually Checking
Not just credentials and AUM. They're looking for evidence of specific expertise relevant to their exact situation, communicated clearly enough to feel like more than a generic pitch.
Most advisors have nothing personal to show a family office doing this kind of homework. The firm's brochure answers questions nobody asked, and leaves the real ones unanswered.
What Actually Gets an Advisor Considered
A findable, specific personal presence that speaks directly to the kind of principal-level relationships this advisor is built to serve.
Family offices don't skip advisors because they're unqualified. They skip the ones who never gave them anything to actually evaluate.
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