Back in December I blogged about estate planning not being about money and described the beginning of a journey to find the legacy you want to leave to your children, today I’m going to write about another part of that journey… finding your own voice. Part of finding your legacy means looking for and putting [...]
I recently described the marvelous manner in which George Washington used a simple bequest of his swords to express his devotion to freedom and liberty and to instill those values in those who followed. His Last Will and Testament also stands as a shining beacon of how failure to think through consequences and the [...]
At a recent symposium, the presenter described the almost magical way the father of our country turned his bequests of personal property into a legacy that lasted generations. He described the portion of Washington’s Will that bequeathed his swords to his nephews. Instead of a simple listing of the items and the recipients, he [...]