How RIAs Manage Alternative Investments and Private Assets

Family Office Strategy
July 6, 2026
MyFO

Managing a complex client portfolio is fundamentally a data problem.

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The client's wealth may exist across custodians, banks, fund managers, private companies, real estate holdings, operating businesses and other entities.

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The advisor needs to turn that fragmented information into one coherent view.

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Step 1: Identify Every Asset

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The first step is understanding the client's complete asset base.

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This includes more than securities.

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An RIA may need to identify:

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  • Public investments
  • Private funds
  • Direct investments
  • Operating companies
  • Real estate
  • Private credit
  • Cash
  • Mortgages
  • Other liabilities

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Step 2: Connect the Data Sources

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The next challenge is collecting the information.

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Sources may include:

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  • Custodians
  • Banks
  • Fund administrators
  • GPs
  • Managers
  • PDFs
  • Spreadsheets
  • Client-provided information

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Step 3: Normalize the Data

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Different sources describe investments differently.

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A consolidated platform needs to standardize those records while preserving the characteristics of each asset.

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Step 4: Reconcile

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Reconciliation identifies differences between sources and ensures that the consolidated portfolio is reliable.

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Step 5: Apply Asset-Specific Methodologies

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A public security and a private fund cannot always be analyzed in exactly the same way.

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Private investments may require NAV, commitments, distributions, capital calls and unfunded commitments.

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Real estate may require property-level information.

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Liabilities require a different treatment again.

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Step 6: Create the Consolidated View

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The final objective is one portfolio view that allows the advisor to understand the client's entire financial position.

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How MYFO Simplifies This

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MYFO is built to aggregate, normalize and reconcile across a broad range of asset classes.

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Its coverage extends across:

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Public Markets | Private Markets | Funds | Direct Investments | Real Assets | Credit

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That breadth means an RIA does not need to build its technology architecture around a collection of narrow asset-specific systems.

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Specialized platforms can remain valuable for particular workflows. MYFO provides the broader layer that brings the entire client portfolio together.

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Fast Onboarding

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MYFO is also designed for fast onboarding, helping RIAs move clients from fragmented data to consolidated reporting without a long implementation cycle.

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Conclusion

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Complex client portfolios require more than portfolio aggregation.

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They require a system capable of understanding the different ways wealth is held, valued, reported and managed.

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That is the problem MYFO is designed to solve.

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See how MYFO brings your clients' complex portfolios into one consolidated view. Book a demo.

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