James E. Hughes, Keith Whitaker, Susan E. Massenzio
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Complete Family Wealth
Wealth as Well-Being
James E. Hughes, Keith Whitaker, Susan E. Massenzio
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A primer for families of high net worth on how to manage their qualitative and financial wealth for generations
The second edition of this foundational work, Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and legacy wealth long into the future. The book is divided into three parts: the "what"âwhat is meant by family, wealth, and enterprise; the "who"âthe persons crucial to family enterprise flourishing; and the "how"âspecific practices families can use to enhance and grow family wealth.
The second edition of this work places the health and well-being of the individual members of the family unit at the forefront of every aspect detailed within the book. A natural product of this focus is an increased awareness of the social complexities of wealth that have come to the fore in recent years, and the team of expert authors here address the responsibility of private wealth to the public good. In addition, Complete Family Wealth 's second edition provides readers with:
A new chapter on "the big reveal, " suggesting ways to encourage positive, life-affirming reception of the revelation of present or future wealth
An additional chapter on preserving the beloved family vacation home
Two new appendices: "Fiduciary Course Curriculum, " dedicated to enhancing the education of trustees and beneficiaries; and "Key Practices for Families During Challenging Times, " a response to the pandemic but relevant to all trying periods for families
Examples that make these practices accessible to a broad audience across the wealth spectrum.
Having shaped the language used by families and their advisors with the first edition, Complete Family Wealth 's second edition is essential reading for families of high net worth and their financial advisors. It will also be of interest to family offices, fund managers, as well as private investors.
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In the late 20th century, when Family Wealth was published, its subtitle was Keeping It in the Family.
Many readers assumed that the âitâ referred to money. After all, doesn't the proverbââshirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generationsâârefer to a family's economic condition?
From this assumption, an entire industry has grown, an industry aimed at helping families correct their family dynamics to preserve and grow their financial capital.
Likewise, many readers, family leaders, and advisers have concluded that the most important thing is to seek to beat the proverb and do what it takes to keep their financial capital in the family.
Right Understanding
But this conclusion is wrong.
The âitâ is not money. It is the family's well-being. That is its true wealth. We encompass this well-being by speaking about âqualitative wealthââthe family's human, legacy, family relationship, structural, and social capital. This wealth as well-being is the goal, which the family's quantitative wealth, its financial capital, rightly serves.
Beating the proverb is not a matter of simply using various tools and techniquesâfamily meetings, values clarification, communication ground rules, and so on and so forthâto make family members better stewards of their money. Keeping your money in your family is not necessarily a bad thing. But it is not the main thing. It is only one-fifth of the task. And it is the least important fifth, when it comes to happiness.
The goal of Complete Family Wealth is to help you identify, inventory, and grow your true, or complete, wealth as a family. This complete wealth far transcends money. Growing complete wealth also meets the criticisms of thoseâfrom Andrew Carnegie to proponents of social justiceâwho denounce inherited financial capital as bad for families and for society. Complete family wealth improves the lives of family members and benefits the communities of which they are a part.
One family leader captured the distinction for us by quoting her grandmother. This wise woman, she said, would often say, âOur family has always been rich, and we've sometimes had money.â There is the distinction between qualitative and quantitative capital in a nutshell.
As with any important undertaking, it is crucial to begin with right understanding. To that end, as you read this book and think about wealth, notice when you automatically identify that term with financial capital. That is the identification we are seeking to challenge and to substitute with wealth as well-being. If you choose to pursue the journey of family wealth, be clear just what kinds of wealth you are trying to keep in the family.
Complete Wealth
We have said that complete family wealth comprises five aspects of qualitative capitalââhuman, legacy, family relationship, structural, and socialâand the family's quantitative assets, its financial capital. The goals of the rest of this chapter are to define these forms of capital, outline ways of growing them, and suggest a method for measuring the growth of qualitative capital.
Rarely do families measure their qualitative capital. That's because they often do not even recognize that they own this type of capital. But can you imagine any enterprise being successful if it didn't track most of its capital?
The failure to acknowledge, measure, and grow the qualitative capital of a family is the principal cause for the failure of family flourishing.
In contrast, investing in the family's qualitative capitalâinvesting time, energy, and financial wealthâis perhaps the greatest âimpact investmentâ a family can make.
As you read, you will likely notice overlaps among the five aspects of qualitative capital. That is because each one captures an aspect of the same thing: the family's true flourishing.
The Five Types of Qualitative Capital
Human Capital
The Human Capital of a family consists of the individuals who make up the family. Their human capital includes their physical and emotional well-being as well as each member's ability to find meaningful work, establish a positive sense of identity, and pursue his or her own happiness.
Legacy Capital
Legacy capital consists of the family's core values and sense of shared purpose. In many ways, it can be considered the âFamily Brandââwhat makes the family distinct and gives the family members a sense of shared identity.
Family Relationship Capital
Effective communication is at the heart of every successful family. A family's ability to engage and support communication across generations is particularly important. This ability to build strong interpersonal connections within the family is family relationship capital.
Structural Capital
Families with significant wealth or businesses often operate within a network of trusts, partnerships, contracts, and other legal or business relationships. Structural capital consists of an understanding of this network and the ability to navigate it effectively.
Social Capital
Families shape and are shaped by the communities of which they are a part. Commitment to these communities gives families a strength that comes from serving something greater than themselves. This commitment to communities beyond the family is social capital.
Financial Capital
The financial capital of a family is the property it owns. This property may include cash, public securities, privately held company stock, and interests in private partnerships.
The focus of this book is qualitative capital, not financial capital. But that doesn't mean that we think that financial capital is unimportant. Financial capital greatly contributes to families' ability to cultivate their other forms of capital. It makes possible quality health care, education, philanthropy, and the time and opportunities to come together and talk about building and sustaining a shared dream. The opportunity to cultivate these qualitative assets is a great gift, which financial capital makes possible.
Growing Capital
Wealth preservation is a dynamic, not a static, process. To succeed, each generation of the family must adopt a first-generationâa wealth-creating generationâmindset.
Any family whose complete wealthâqualitative and quantitativeâis simply maintaining value rather than growing it is either in or in danger of entering into a state of decay or entropy. A family, like every investor, must maximize its return on capital if it is to achieve the growth necessary for preservation over a long period of time. What are some of the things a family can do to grow its various forms of qualitative capital?
Human Capital
With respect to its human capital, a family can consider implementing the following practices:
Promote each member's individual flourishing. (For more on the psychological aspects of individual flourishing, see the Conclusion.) This includes providing the best possible medical care to every family member whose pursuit of happiness is blocked by addiction or physical or mental illness.
Ensure that every family member's basic requirements for food, shelter, and clothing are met, and for members who experience a life emergency, that those needs are met at a level adequate to allow them to regain the capacity for the pursuit of individual happiness.
Emphasize the importance of work to an individual's sense of self-worth and assist each family member in finding...