The intelligence platform
Landscape/Banks/Goldman Sachs Bank
Visit website Bank

Goldman Sachs Bank

Institutional-grade investing and advisory for ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Services-only
01 — Overview

What Goldman Sachs Bank does

Goldman Sachs operates one of the largest private wealth management franchises in the world, sitting within its Asset & Wealth Management division. For family office principals, the firm's Private Wealth Management arm offers access to investment opportunities across public and private markets, drawing on the same research infrastructure and deal flow that serves the firm's institutional clients. That adjacency to its Global Banking & Markets business is the defining structural feature: private clients can access proprietary research, capital markets insights, and alternative investments that independent wealth managers rarely reach.

The firm's wealth offering is relevant to family offices at the upper end of the asset scale, where bespoke portfolio construction, access to private credit, real assets, and co-investment opportunities matter more than platform breadth. Goldman Sachs also operates Ayco, a financial counseling business focused on corporate executives, which extends the firm's reach into planning and advisory services beyond traditional investment management.

Key capabilities within the private wealth context include:

  • Access to Goldman Sachs Asset Management's private markets strategies, including private equity and impact investing
  • Research and macroeconomic analysis from the firm's Global Investment Research division
  • Private Wealth Management advisory services through a dedicated client team model
  • Financial planning and counseling through the Ayco platform
  • Urban Investment Group impact-oriented capital deployment for mission-aligned clients

Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is expected to reflect the firm's focus on ultra-high-net-worth clients. Family offices without substantial assets under management or those seeking open-architecture platforms with broad third-party manager access may find the Goldman Sachs model a poor fit. For those with the scale to qualify, the firm's institutional infrastructure and proprietary deal access represent a genuine differentiator that few wealth managers can match.

Advice, investing, and execution for institutions and individuals across public and private markets.

On Goldman Sachs Bank, from a family-office user
02 — Product & capabilities

What it covers

Core tasks
  • Private wealth advisory and portfolio management for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families
  • Access to private markets investments including private equity and private credit
  • Macroeconomic and investment research delivery to wealth clients
  • Executive financial planning and counseling through Ayco
  • Impact-oriented capital deployment through Urban Investment Group strategies
Notable features
  • Private Wealth Management dedicated advisory service
  • Access to Goldman Sachs Asset Management private markets strategies
  • Global Investment Research coverage and analysis
  • Ayco financial counseling platform for executives
  • Impact investing through Urban Investment Group
  • Financing, advisory, and hedging via Global Banking & Markets
  • Client portal and login infrastructure
Assets supported
Public EquitiesFixed IncomePrivate EquityPrivate CreditReal AssetsImpact Investments
03 — Company

The firm behind it

Ownership
Public (NYSE: GS)
Software type
Services-only
Headquarters / markets
United States
Key people
DDavid SolomonChairman and Chief Executive Officer
Recognition
  • Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in Finance - 2026
04 — Clients & fit

Who it’s for

Built for Single Family Office (SFO), Multi Family Office (MFO), Private Wealth Owners / Principals, Investment Teams.

05 — Support & onboarding

Getting it running

Dedicated client team model through Private Wealth Management division.

Similar in the AtlasThe Banks constellation →