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#576 How to Set Up a Family Office Without Being Ultra-Rich

#576 How to Set Up a Family Office Without Being Ultra-Rich

Update: 2025-05-06
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In this episode of the Main Street Business Podcast, Mark J. Kohler shows how simple board meetings and a strategic plan can supercharge your finances. He explains how to turn ordinary family gatherings into legitimate, tax-deductible business meetings that strengthen your entity structure. Get inspired to organize your goals, sharpen your decision-making, and create a family office that supports real wealth-building.

Here are some of the highlights:

  • Mark explains the concept of a family office, emphasizing that it is not limited to billionaires but can be set up by anyone.
  • The benefits of a family office include tax write-offs, better asset protection, and wealth building.
  • Mark advises participants to legitimize their LLC or corporation by holding board meetings and documenting the minutes.
  • The difference between boards of directors for corporations and boards of advisors for LLCs.
  • Mark introduces his "trifecta" concept, which includes a revocable living trust, 1040 tax return, and various assets and operations.
  • Encouragement to set up boards for all their entities, even if they only have one or two.
  • Mark emphasizes the need to update the plan regularly and share it with tax and legal advisors.
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#576 How to Set Up a Family Office Without Being Ultra-Rich

#576 How to Set Up a Family Office Without Being Ultra-Rich

Mark J Kohler and Mat Sorensen