{"product_id":"trustworthy-new-angles-on-trusts-from-beneficiaries-and-trustees-a-positive-story-project-showcasing-beneficiaries-and-trustees-paperback","title":"TrustWorthy: New Angles on Trusts from Beneficiaries and Trustees: A Positive Story Project showcasing beneficiaries and trustees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames E. Hughes Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eHartley Goldstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrustWorthy is a collection of 25 personal -- and positive -- stories told by beneficiaries, trustees and their advisors. The book speaks to the human side of personal trusts, leaving the technical side (legal, tax, investments) to others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's objective? To begin to transform the most complex, conflicted and difficult relationship known under the law -- the \"arranged marriage\" between beneficiary and trustee -- by supplanting prevailing negative assumptions and behaviors. Readers are given a peek at \"what other families do.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorytellers tackle big questions, for example: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can trusts be used to promote beneficiaries' maturity?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat should I look for in a trustee?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can beneficiaries successfully integrate inheritances into their lives?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can trustees, prudently and within legal and other constraints, administer trusts in a way that enhances beneficiaries' lives?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can the widespread dissatisfaction, and all the talk of \"problem\" beneficiaries and \"problem\" trustees, give way to more creative and productive relationships?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHartley Goldstone, J.D. and MBA, delights in being surprised by profound questions, having served families for 30 years at attorney, trustee and planner. Today, he is an accomplished speaker, educator and coach for trustees, inheritors in all stages of life, their families and advisors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKathy Wiseman, MBA and faculty at the Bowen Center for the Study of Family systems, assists people with the legacy potential of their family business, foundation and wealth. She educates families and their professionals about the human assets that underlie success for any trust\/estate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what others say about \u003cem\u003eTrustWorthy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou are about to go on the positive journey that is the ongoing effort of Hartley and Kathy to reengineer the beneficiary\/trustee relationship toward its higher functioning...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-From the Foreword to TrustWorthy, by James E. Hughes Jr., author of The Cycle of the Gift and Family Wealth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the one book to read this year if you are creating your estate plan, if you are a trustee or a beneficiary, or if you advise families of wealth. You will not think about trusts in the same way again.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Charles W. Collier, Former Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Harvard University and author of Wealth in Families\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrustWorthy should be required reading not only for trustees and beneficiaries, but also for grantors and trusted family advisors. Hartley and Kathy's decision to use storytelling to reveal the vast potential in the trustee and beneficiary relationship was a stroke of genius. The stories in this book are inspiring and do a great job of demonstrating how trusts can be used not only to transfer financial wealth, but also to transfer legacy from one generation to the next.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Sara Hamilton, CEO and Founder, Family Office Exchange\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHARTLEY GOLDSTONE founded Navigating the Trustscape(TM) after serving families for thirty years as attorney, trustee and planner. He is a strategic and tactical advisor for institutional and individual trustees and inheritors in all stages of life. He offers workshops for trustees and for trust beneficiaries, facilitated family meetings, personal consulting and speaking engagements directed toward reframing trust relationships that too often fail downstream generations and the trustees that serve them. Hartley's focus is on raising trustee and beneficiary awareness of the possibilities in their relationships, followed by practical next steps to fulfill the potential of personal trusts to enhance the lives of beneficiaries within the legal and other constraints. Beneficiaries and trustees who strive for excellence seek to understand the power (and fragility) of the relationship. KATHY WISEMAN, MBA, is the founder and president of Working Systems, Inc., a firm dedicated to enhancing generational transitions in family businesses, family offices and family foundations. Based on the latest studies of family relationship systems, Wiseman uses a variety of distinct techniques to facilitate engagement, participation and decision-making as she assists families navigate through times of high-stake change. Wiseman is a faculty member of the Georgetown University Family Center and Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, where she lectures on decision making and effective management in systems considering or experiencing change. She is an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University's Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, where she co-directs the Family Office Forum a private forum developed for family office leaders to share best practices, participate in a peer network, challenge their thinking and act as a resource for insight and opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387161633043,"sku":"9781480038820","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/WUtnUmg4SVR6Y0Zwa054MWtSVmR0dz09.webp?v=1769519505","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/trustworthy-new-angles-on-trusts-from-beneficiaries-and-trustees-a-positive-story-project-showcasing-beneficiaries-and-trustees-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}