Is your family office actually good — or just expensive? And if you don't have one yet, what is its absence costing you?

Most family offices measure the wrong things. Activity. Headcount. Assets under management. The number of advisors on retainer. None of it answers the only question that matters across generations: is this office actually good, or just expensive? The Continuity Index is a serious diagnostic — roughly forty scored questions across the six capabilities that separate the families who compound across generations from the ones who quietly atrophy. It is not a survey. It is a mirror. Twenty minutes, and you will see two numbers about your own office you almost certainly cannot see from inside it.

And if you do not yet have a dedicated family office, the Index still measures you. Section Zero opens with a path written for families whose wealth is significant but managed through advisors, banks, or a multi-family office — and shows you exactly what the absence of a proper structure is quietly costing you every year, in taxes, fees, and missed design, before the six capabilities even begin.