Our investments can harm others, or they can help others. And helping need not detract from performance. We can avoid hurting and pursue helping while we generate solid returns.
How to Have Peace Amid Economic Uncertainty
It seems that everywhere I turn, and likely you turn, we are faced with this current trend of unsettling news. It could be easy to succumb to the headlines around us and become anxious and fearful. I don’t want to live that way, and I don’t expect you do either. These are a few of my thoughts on finding peace, regardless of your circumstances
What To Do When Your Kids Don’t Share Your Values
Nothing happens without relationship. Our goal should be to spend time with our children to build a stronger connection and grow our relationship. Enter your child’s world and grow in your understanding of their values, interests, and preferences. Allow them to be themselves. At some level our child’s world differs from ours, perhaps drastically. Our priority is to love and support our children unconditionally even if their values and beliefs differ from ours.
Canada Wins Gold, USA Botches the Transfer. Which One Are You?
The recent Olympic 4 x 100 men’s relay is a great metaphor for family wealth transfer. You can have great team members but if the baton is not transferred well, you will have a disappointing finish. Are you and your heirs prepared for the hand off?
Do the People Who Know You Best Love You Most?
An irony of life is we do not know when it will end. Yet we typically live as though it won’t. Don’t assume you have a lot of time to work on the items required to finish well.
Don’t Miss the Season to Create Exceptional Wealth
If we slow down enough to consider what we value most, we recognize that loved ones and relationships are our most valuable assets.
What Will the Federal Budget Mean for Higher Net Worth Families?
The recent federal budget had enough changes that I want to give you a summary of the key items that could impact higher net worth families. Here’s what you need to know.
3 Steps to Keep Your Money from Wrecking Your Kids
It is hard to walk the fine line between using our money to bless our kids and over doing it such that our financial blessing starts to become a curse. Consider these three steps to keep your money from wrecking your kids.
Four Steps to Unleash Your Generosity
The demands of all the urgent things in our life keep us from focusing on the important things. After nearly 30 years providing financial advice, I believe the following four questions are the most important to ask. These four questions, if properly answered, will change your financial future and likely the health of your family relationships.
Warning: Your Estate Plan May Be Hazardous to Your Spouse
Here is a statistic I believe will shock you. The average age of widowhood is just 56 years old! For men, the average age of becoming a widower is 65.*
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