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Yesterday we covered the personally felt mourning stage of becoming an inheritor. Today we will explore the topic of hostile envy, or how becoming an inheritor might affect your interpersonal relationships. Every minority individual has stories of how they’ve encountered hostility in their day-to-day life. Such an interaction is often called prejudice. Every gifted individual, […]

The first challenge we will address in our Inheritor’s Blog Series is referred to as “The Mourning Stage.” Similar to the stages of grief, this phase is felt by many new inheritors. I know, I know! How is it that a new inheritor might experience a mourning stage, rather than a jubilation period? Many heirs […]

A Blog Series by Myra Salzer People often imagine how their lives would change if only they inherited $(fill in the blank). While having financial resources may solve many of life’s problems, having too much money results in negative consequences that most don’t even begin to imagine. Over the next several days, this blog will […]

It’s a question that’s raised time and time again – can money buy happiness? Well, a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has finally decided: Yes… to an extent! The study was launched after two anonymous donors contributed a gift of $2 million to TED, who facilitated the study […]

Book Review by Myra Salzer This relatively thick book caught my attention because, in my experience, nobody ever looked at the Rothschild dynasty from the women’s perspective. Mayer Amschel Rothchild (1744-1812), commonly referred to as the founder of the dynasty, could not have accomplished what he did without his wife, Gutle Schnapper (1753-1849). Together they […]

According to experts, the best time to book your catering is four to six weeks in advance of your event date. With the holidays just around the corner, you might be strapped for time if you haven’t already picked a caterer. Thankfully, for those of us who are less than savvy in the kitchen, the […]