Study: Business-owning families prefer tangible asset classes




Families who own an operating business have more of a preference for tangible asset classes, like real estate and direct private equity, compared with families who no longer have an operating company, according to a study conducted by the Family Office Exchange and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

While the business-owing families were more comfortable investing in other illiquid businesses in 2012, the financial families (those without a business) were more likely to opt for investments like fixed income, public equities and hedge funds, the study found.

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