For families

The wealth was built for the people around this table. The plan should be written so they can carry it, together.

One office for the household: the parents, the children as they grow, and the trustees and counsel who serve the family, all working from one plan.

How we work

What you bring us

Families tend to arrive with one of these, and soon find the other two.

Who knows what

The trusts, the accounts and the wishes live in one parent's head. The rest of the family would start from nothing.

Preparing the next generation

Children who will one day inherit or serve as trustees, and have not yet had a way to learn what that means.

Fair, or equal

A house for one child, a business only another wants to run. The family can decide which it means.

What working together looks like

The same four phases, with more people at the table. Each of them is invited, never required.

How the method works

Your Composition

WellbeingIntegrationSystemsResources

Wellbeing

Your needs, values and priorities

We hear each person who chooses to join: what the family needs, values and hopes the wealth makes possible.

Phase 1 of 4

Your relationships

FatherMotherDaughterSonDaughterYouPartner

Resources

Your relationships, assets and accounts

The relationships the wealth runs through, then the trusts, titling and accounts, with the attorney and trustee.

Phase 2 of 4

Your systems

TrustAccountsHomeLegacy PlanningFamily GovernanceFinancialSecurityMeaningfulLife

Systems

The systems that carry them, designed

We design the household's systems: the plan, the trusts, and a way for the family to decide together.

Phase 3 of 4

Your actions

Open 3

  • First family meetingAdvisor
  • Brief the trusteeAdvisor
  • Retitle the homeYou

Done 2

  • Done: Plan the trust fundingAdvisor
  • Done: Gift lettersYou

Integration

Brought into your life, and kept evolving

Family meetings, reviews and education carry it into the family's life, and the plan evolves as the family does.

Phase 4 of 4

Phase 1 of 4: Wellbeing

Common questions

No. Each person chooses whether to take part, and what they share with the others. Many families start with the parents and bring in adult children over time.

Start with a conversation.

Nothing needs to be in order first. Tell us where things stand, and we will tell you plainly whether we are the right office for it.

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