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Legacy · Ages 65+ · 7 min

Building Generational Wealth

True legacy isn't just transferring assets — it's transferring financial literacy, values, and tools. Life insurance, trusts, and family governance structures allow wealth to compound across generations instead of being consumed in one.

Key Decisions at This Stage
Decide: distribute assets at death or build a structure that keeps them growing?
Consider a family limited partnership or irrevocable trust for significant wealth.
Plan your "financial legacy letter" — the values and instructions you'd want your heirs to have.
Irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT)
A trust that owns a life insurance policy, keeping the death benefit out of your taxable estate. For large estates, this can save millions in estate taxes.
Dynasty trust
A trust designed to last for multiple generations, potentially forever in some states. Wealth grows inside the trust, protected from estate taxes, creditors, and divorce settlements at each generation.
Family financial literacy
The most durable form of generational wealth. Heirs who understand how to manage, invest, and protect wealth are less likely to lose it. Many families formalize this through family meetings or governance documents.
1
Write your financial legacy letter: what you want your heirs to know and value.
2
If estate exceeds $1M, meet with an estate attorney to model trust structures.
3
Have a deliberate "wealth transfer conversation" with the next generation.

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