Trusts & Wills

Insurance & Risk Management

Can You Build Accountability and Responsibility Into Your Trusts and Wills? Traditional estate planning often relies on what’s called an Equal Distribution Trust, which simply divides your assets evenly among your heirs. While this approach may seem fair, it can unintentionally create division within your family. Just as the old saying goes, “divide and conquer,” splitting everything equally doesn’t always build unity—it can weaken it. A more thoughtful estate plan can foster accountability, responsibility, and harmony among your loved ones. See Estate Planning for more details.
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Equal Opportunity Trust

We recommend an Equal Opportunity Trust,* due to its ability to encourage a “we” mentality instead of a “me” mentality. An Equal Opportunity Trust sets the stage for generational wealth, meaning that your assets provide new life and resources to your future generations in a way that fosters responsibility and accountability.
Consider establishing a Legacy Bank, a repository where your family can house cash and KASH(Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, and Habits) that you want to intentionally pass down to your children and grandchildren. Your family’s Legacy Bank can simply include assets from all 3 Dimensions of Authentic Wealth, or you can incorporate more sophisticated approaches, such as the KASH Blueprint and Equal Opportunity Trust, which together can outline the family rules of governance within a trust.
For example, instead of passing down all of your assets to unprepared heirs, your trust could have rules of governance so that future generations could take loans from your money within the trust for college or advanced studies. This money could then be paid back at a small interest rate, and that money could in turn be used to increase opportunities and education for generations to come.

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Preparing For Your Future

The Money Dump Approach

If you simply dump your cash on your heirs without a system of responsibility and accountability, how long do you think your legacy of “money” will last?

History has proven that money dumped on unprepared heirs can cause financial ruin, extraordinary consumption, unhappiness, and even lawsuits between family members. It can easily take a family from a “we” attitude to a “me” attitude.

William K. Vanderbilt, a grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt (the Bill Gates of his time) said this: “It has left me with nothing to hope for, nothing definite to seek or strive for, inherited wealth has been a real handicap to my happiness.”

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Learning About You

Schedule a 30-minute call with our professional to discuss your goals and how we can help. This phone or Zoom call also outlines who we are and our process.

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Organized Meeting

Meet with our team to gather the necessary data for your Financial Plan. We’ll discuss your finances, lifestyle, and goals, including investments, assets, expenses, and income.

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Plan Meeting

Our advisor will present your personalized financial plan, ensuring it aligns with your evolving needs and goals, and provide clear steps to help you reach your financial objectives.

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Implementation

Your advisor will send a copy of your plan with an actionable list of recommendations. We’ll implement and manage these, keeping you updated.

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Next Generation Trust

We recommend an Equal Opportunity Trust because of its ability to foster a “we” mentality rather than a “me” mentality.* Unlike traditional approaches, this type of trust helps set the foundation for generational wealth—ensuring your assets create opportunities and resources for your family while instilling responsibility and accountability.

One way to do this is through a Legacy IUL Fund—a dedicated family repository for both financial assets and KASH (Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, and Habits) you wish to pass down intentionally to children and grandchildren. Your Legacy IUL Fund could be as simple as including assets from all three Dimensions of Authentic Wealth, or it could take a more structured form through tools such as the KASH Blueprint and Equal Opportunity Trust, which together establish family rules of governance within the trust.

For example, rather than distributing all assets to heirs who may not be prepared, your trust could include governance rules allowing future generations to take loans from the Legacy IUL Fund for education or advanced studies. These loans could be repaid at a small interest rate, allowing the money to be replenished and continually reinvested into the opportunities, education, and growth of generations to come.

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We’ve helped countless successful individuals grow and protect their wealth with strategies designed for safety and predictability. With historical annual average returns of 5–10%—tax-free, our clients enjoy the confidence of knowing their money is working for them.

What does this mean in real life?
For every $1 million accumulated, you could generate $70,000–$100,000 in annual, tax-free retirement income—without ever touching your principal. That’s what true financial freedom looks like.

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