Family Offices · Week of Oct 26, 2026

Bank of America study: next generation set to reshape family offices

Bank of America Newsroom · 2026-10-20

Bank of America Private Bank surveyed 355 US family offices: 83% have named a successor but only 27% have a trust distribution policy, and just 37% of recent transitions had a very prepared heir. Private equity is 27% of alternatives, with 59% planning to add — naming a leader is not the same as readiness.

Vocabulary
  • trust distribution policyrules on how and when a trust pays out to beneficiaries
  • ownership stakesequity holdings in companies
  • wealth-generationproducing new wealth
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