Informationen zum Autor Judy Martel, CFP®, is a former vice president at Asset Management Advisors (AMA), a leading multifamily office and subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Martel has twenty years of experience in journalism and public relations. She was a newspaper journalist for eleven years, and she has written extensively on wealth issues and family dynamics for such publications as Robb Report Worth , Town & Country , and Vive magazine where she writes a regular column. She is a certified financial planner. The book's foreword is by James E. Hughes Jr. , author of Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family (Bloomberg Press). His foreword offers the perspective of a respected longtime family counselor and a preeminent expert in the field of family governance and wealth transfer. Klappentext From firsthand interviews with families of significant means and gathered wisdom of the experts in the field, the author--a Certified Financial Planner--details the most common "family busters" in story format based on real families and offers expert advice on solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Introduction. About the Contributors. Part One: Transitions and Letting Go. Introduction. 1 Succession and Letting Go of a Business. Dilemma: It's time to plan for succession, but I don't know how to let go of the business. 2 Keeping Future Generations Connected. Dilemma: I sold my business at the right time and have more than enough to take care of my family, but I feel alone and uncomfortable in my new position of wealth. What do I do with my time, and how do I preserve a connection with the family wealth in subsequent generations? 3 Future Wealth Generators. Dilemma: As the family grows, the original fortune is not enough to support everyone. How can I support and encourage future wealth generators to add to the family coffers? Part Two: Retaining Family Cohesiveness. Introduction. 4 Keeping the Family Together. Dilemma: I want the wealth to enhance our dreams, but don't want it to be the only reason we stay together. 5 Integrating New Family Members. Dilemma: As new members come into the clan through marriage, how do I level the playing field if one partner is less wealthy, and what value do certain structures like prenuptial agreements offer me? Part Three: Preparing Heirs. Introduction. 6 Preparing Children and Grandchildren. Dilemma: I need to prepare my children and grandchildren for the responsibility of wealth, but I'm afraid that if they know too much, it will destroy any initiative to earn a living. How do I communicate this concern? 7 Fairness in Estate Planning. Dilemma: I plan to be fair to my children, but if I leave them unequal amounts of money, am I setting up a future battleground? 8 Strategic Philanthropy. Dilemma: I want to give some of my wealth back to society, but how can I do it without my children thinking I've given away their inheritance, and in a manner that will reflect our values and enhance the family legacy? ...

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Judy Martel, CFP®, is a former vice president at Asset Management Advisors (AMA), a leading multifamily office and subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Martel has twenty years of experience in journalism and public relations. She was a newspaper journalist for eleven years, and she has written extensively on wealth issues and family dynamics for such publications as Robb Report Worth, Town & Country, and Vive magazine where she writes a regular column. She is a certified financial planner.

The book's foreword is by James E. Hughes Jr., author of Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family (Bloomberg Press). His foreword offers the perspective of a respected longtime family counselor and a preeminent expert in the field of family governance and wealth transfer.

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From firsthand interviews with families of significant means and gathered wisdom of the experts in the field, the author--a Certified Financial Planner--details the most common "family busters" in story format based on real families and offers expert advice on solutions.

Inhalt

Foreword.
Introduction.
*About the Contributors.

• Part One: Transitions and Letting Go.
  Introduction.
  1 Succession and Letting Go of a Business.
  *Dilemma: It's time to plan for succession, but I don't
  know how to let go of the business.
• 2 Keeping Future Generations Connected.
  *Dilemma: I sold my business at the right time and have more than enough to take care of my family, but I feel alone and uncomfortable in my new position of wealth. What do I do with my time, and how do I preserve a connection with the family wealth in subsequent generations?

• 3 Future Wealth Generators.
  *Dilemma: As the family grows, the original fortune is not enough to support everyone. How can I support and encourage future wealth generators to add to the family coffers?

• Part Two: Retaining Family Cohesiveness.
  *Introduction.
• 4 Keeping the Family Together.
  *Dilemma: I want the wealth to enhance our dreams, but don't want it to be the only reason we stay together.

• 5 Integrating New Family Members.
  *Dilemma: As new members come into the clan through marriage, how do I level the playing field if one partner is less wealthy, and what value do certain structures like prenuptial agreements offer me?

• Part Three: Preparing Heirs.
  Introduction.
  *
• 6 Preparing Children and Grandchildren.
  *Dilemma: I need to prepare my children and grandchildren for the responsibility of wealth, but I'm afraid that if they know too much, it will destroy any initiative to earn a living. How do I communicate this concern?
• 7 Fairness in Estate Planning.
  *Dilemma: I plan to be fair to my children, but if I leave them unequal amounts of money, am I setting up a future battleground?
• 8 Strategic Philanthropy.
  Dilemma: I want to give some of my wealth back to society, but how can I do it without my children thinking I've given away their inheritance, and in a manner that will reflect our values and enhance the family legacy?