Private Family Office
Dorado, Puerto Rico · 18.4587° N, 66.2683° W
18 North Capital

Operator-led Execution-driven

Practice

Practice areas, coordinated under one roof.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Management

Investment oversight is most effective when risk, liquidity, and execution discipline are handled together. We group these capabilities under one coordinated portfolio management practice.

Asset Allocation

We build allocation frameworks around liquidity needs, tax posture, and long-duration family objectives. The result is a portfolio structure designed to stay disciplined across changing markets.

Portfolio Hedging

We evaluate targeted hedging tools that can reduce unwanted downside without overwhelming the portfolio. Each overlay is measured against cost, complexity, and the role it serves in preserving capital.

Concentrated Positions

We advise on the risks and opportunities created by outsized single-name exposure. The work balances tax sensitivity, control considerations, and the timing of liquidity events.

Box Trades and Borrowing

We review lending and synthetic financing alternatives where liquidity must be raised thoughtfully. Execution is framed around cost of capital, collateral management, and broader balance-sheet consequences.

Subadvisory

We support existing advisors and family office teams with focused portfolio oversight where additional capacity or specialization is useful. The relationship is built to be quiet, complementary, and execution-minded.

Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO)

For families that need institutional investment leadership without building a full in-house platform, we provide OCIO-style direction across policy, manager oversight, and decision support.

Complex Tax

Complex Tax

Tax planning is rarely a single decision. It works best when structuring, jurisdictional exposure, and implementation details are considered as one integrated discipline.

Tax Optimization Strategies

We coordinate tax positioning across entities, investment activities, and personal holdings so planning decisions work together rather than in isolation. The emphasis is thoughtful structure, not mechanical shortcuts.

International Tax

Cross-border holdings and operations require precise coordination among jurisdictions, advisors, and reporting obligations. We help families organize that complexity into a coherent planning framework.

Puerto Rico Tax

We advise on Puerto Rico-specific planning with attention to residency, sourcing, and implementation details that matter in practice. The work is structured to support both compliance and long-term strategic goals.

Business Consulting

Business Consulting

Operational and structural issues often sit upstream from tax and planning outcomes. This practice groups the core advisory work needed to simplify and strengthen the underlying platform.

Entity Design

We help shape legal and operating structures around ownership, liability, and administrative practicality. Effective entity design should clarify decision-making as much as it protects assets.

Liability Remediation

Where legacy structures or obligations create friction, we work with counsel and advisors to map a cleaner path forward. The objective is containment first, then durable simplification.

Advanced Planning

Advanced Planning

Long-range planning becomes more effective when wealth transfer, family priorities, and protective structures are considered together rather than in separate silos.

Financial Planning

We align investment decisions, liquidity planning, and family priorities within a single long-range framework. The process is designed to make future choices more deliberate and less reactive.

Estate Planning

We coordinate estate planning strategies that respect family intent while accounting for governance, taxes, and changing generational needs. Execution depends on making the legal structure workable in the real world.

Asset Protection

We work on protective planning with an eye toward jurisdiction, entity structure, and operational discipline. The goal is a posture that is prudent, credible, and sustainable over time.