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Yesterday we covered the topic who and how to trust. Today we will dive into many inheritors’ biggest fear: loss. Wealth creators know how to be poor. They know they can survive. They’ve done it before and look at them now! As a result, wealth creators tend to objectively assess risk and act logically. Their […]

Yesterday we covered the topic of hostile envy. Today we will navigate learning how to trust as a new inheritor. Wealth creators and those who run successful businesses often get asked for loans, donations, sponsorships, etc. They, however, have honed their discernment skills through experience. As wealth creators, they have learned who they can and […]

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 […]