Let's be honest about the conversation most wealth creators dread: the talk with your adult children about their inheritance. The anxiety is legitimate. Will the conversation feel morbid, like a cold discussion about mortality? …
Steffen Schmitz - Historic Krupp House in Essen For more than a century, the name Krupp stood for steel, artillery, and an unshakable industrial empire. Strict primogeniture and sole proprietorship kept the …
As families grow and become more diversified, the question inevitably arises: how do we create a fair and effective system for making decisions? How to have difficult but necessary conversations without stepping into a …
Marta De Bortoli - Tribuna Uffizi The Medici story is often told as a tale of splendour, genius, and political intrigue, but beneath the familiar narrative lies something far more instructive for …
The hardest questions wealthy families face aren’t financial. They’re human. What is all this wealth for? How can we use it to make the world better? This question reaches into the foundations of a …
Carl Theodor Reiffenstein - Judengasse The Rothschild family is often portrayed through the mythology of extraordinary financial talent, yet their true achievement lies elsewhere: in the deliberate construction of structures that preserve …
Let’s be honest about the family legacy conversation. For many, the fear isn't just that the wealth will be lost; it's that the meaning behind it will vanish. The story of sacrifice, risk, and …
The Rupert family has long stood at the centre of South Africa’s corporate story. Their enterprise spans luxury goods, banking, and investment holdings, and for decades, a single asset sat at its foundation: tobacco. …
For many families, the moment comes when they want to build a philanthropic legacy. It’s a powerful shift: from reactive generosity to a more intentional search for purpose and impact. But almost as soon …
Noebse - C&A Düsseldorf 2016 The Brenninkmeijer enterprise offers a rare glimpse into how a family can sustain a commercial legacy across six generations while continually reshaping itself. For nearly two centuries, …