When Cathy Kinsella started working for her high-net-worth client, she could not speak Spanish nor navigate international bank accounts, nor manage foreign real estate.

Today the executive assistant finds herself doing all three, since her client sold a vacation home in Florida and replaced it with one in Mexico. “I flew down there with him and his wife and helped them get set up. We bought him a car and set up bank accounts. I have to be on all those things, because I pay the bills, right?”

The role is different from most corporate positions. These EAs might quarterback major projects, act as gatekeepers and handle highly sensitive information. 

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‘It’s little wonder that real estate ranks first among the top five private investments multi-family offices are recommending to clients’

Canada’s multi-family offices (MFOs) are looking toward 2026 with cautious concern about the R-word—recession—showing up in the new year. According to a new survey by Canadian Family Offices, 58 per cent of multi-family offices believe a recession is somewhat or very likely in the next 12 months.

In these circumstances, it’s little wonder that real estate ranks first among the top five private investments multi-family offices are recommending to clients, says Michael Beaupré, Managing Director, Client Relationships at Institutional Mortgage Capital (IMC) in Toronto.

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