Tag Archives: wealth transfer

Inheritances: Oh, What to Do?

Of all the issues that affluent parents confront in planning, none consumes more time and emotional energy than that of inheritances—and for good reason. There is no area of the planning that could be more devastating to a family than an ill-thought out or ill-timed inheritance. Over the past several decades, I have had the [...]

Successful Wealth Transfer

Over the decades we have observed that 95% or more of wealthy families focus their wealth transfer planning almost exclusively on minimizing taxes and drafting appropriate documents.  They think that by using the most sophisticated planning and tax reduction techniques and drafting airtight legal documents, they can ensure the successful transfer of their wealth to [...]