Wealth Wisdom for Everyone provides a practical and easy to read introduction to the management of family income, expenditure and investment. As a part of the Raffles Wealth and Legacy Series of books, and as a guidebook for an introductory course by the same name on the Raffles Legacy and Leadership e-learning site (www.raffleslegacylearning.com), Wealth Wisdom provides a simple and clear description of how to manage family finances — from budgeting to setting and tracking your own investment plans. Simple, practical and clear, this book can serve to inform all members of the family, even those with no prior experience in family financial planning or investment, on what they need to know to get control over their own financial situation. Starting from the beginning, with a practical approach to assembling essential documents, and ending with a description of various investments a wealthy family may want to consider, the approach provided here can both lead to a greater degree of understanding and allow for better control of family wealth. The book, and accompanying course, provide you with the knowledge and practical tools you need to make sure that you control your wealth successfully over time.As they say, if you don't control your wealth, it will control you!

The successful management of family wealth has always been a challenge, even in the best of times. Requiring a careful balance of both family and financial considerations, the investment of family wealth for both lifetime and legacy purposes has become even more difficult in an increasingly complex world.Family Wealth Management addresses a family's philosophy of wealth, the development and prioritization of goals, and the understanding, structuring and allocation financial assets. In addition, the authors provide clear insights on the specifics of investment management and engaging and educating the family and its members in wealth management.The seven imperatives, which make up the core of the book, serve as both a guide to the critical insights necessary for successful family wealth management, and also serve as a step-by-step process to help families develop and implement their own unique investment strategies, and achieve the full set of their family's related objectives.Comprehensive, practical, and easy to apply, this work can serve as an important reference guide for family members and their wealth managers around the world for this immediate period — and for many years to come.

The only personal finance book you will ever need! It is never too late, or too early, to become more intentional about your finances. Unexpected life events can severely expose the financial vulnerability of individuals and households who are ill-prepared. Not having a comprehensive financial plan in place can cause severe, long-lasting, if not permanent, damage to your personal wealth and dreams of a carefree retirement. This book serves as a quick but comprehensive reference guide that provides the necessary insights into each area of your finances at every stage of your life. It will assist you with self-reflection checkpoints to avoid financial catastrophe due to unexpected economic challenges while maximising your wealth potential. It will help you to construct a sound personal financial plan with or without the assistance of a financial advisor and to identify your money personality, because only by understanding what money means to you will you be better able to manage it. Applying the principles contained in this guide is guaranteed to improve your chances of achieving your financial goals. It will assist you with living a life of purpose and meaning and to leave a lasting legacy as you travel financially secure along your life’s journey.

Strategy for the Wealthy Family provides a clear framework for highly informed strategic management of the family, the family business, the family's financial assets, the family's trust and tax management activities, philanthropic activities, risk factors and the family's surround ecosystem of institutions, advisors, friends and influencers. It also provides an approach to ensure the important individuality of all family members is fully reflected in every aspect of strategy for the greater family. Defining true family wealth as far more than pure financial capital, Strategy for the Wealthy Family sets out insights and information to help you grow, protect, transfer and share all aspects of your own family wealth successfully across future generations. Ultimately, this is a book for those who wish to understand and manage their own family wealth to join the club of the world's best-managed wealthy families — and stay there.

Hamilton and Daniell have creatively taught us how to weave together the threads of lineage that create family legacy. They have also clarified the vision of what family leaders look like who are the master weavers of such threads. This all leads toward teaching us how to create and guide our families, and those we serve, to seven and more generations of successful, generative and flourishing lives as individuals and as family. We owe their work a deep debt of gratitude and a bow of appreciation. James (Jay) E. Hughes, Jr. Author, Family: The Compact Among Generations Mark Daniell and Sara Hamilton have written a book that will become a real reference for families wishing to establish a long-term strategy for building an enduring legacy for generations. It contains a wealth of ideas, strategy prescriptions, case histories, and anecdotes that will give the family leader and members of the “tribe” a true guide to building a system that will endure the test of time. I recommend it to families in Asia and beyond. Dr. Victor K. Fung Chairman, Li & Fung Group This is a superb book––unique and full of examples––on the vision of legacy and the role of family leadership. It is also a comprehensive guide to risk management with a special spirit for wise risk-taking. Daniell and Hamilton draw on the unique experience of the Family Office Exchange and its many hundreds of members and scores of studies to define the role of family leadership more fully and inspiringly than ever. This book makes the challenges vivid and the path clear for successful families to preserve both their wealth and their purpose. John L. Ward Principal, The Family Business Consulting Group Family Legacy and Leadership is an innovative, useful blend of theory and practice; and of the hard and soft issues that families face. It offers ideas, insights, and tools that will help families of all types find their path through change. Melissa A. Berman President & CEO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

"In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, warm words of encouragement and the tools to forge your way through with confidence. You'll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." -- Malachi Rempen: Filmmaker, cartoonist, author and self-described ruffian This book grew out of a series of letters to my daughter concerning various things-mostly about money and investing-she was not yet quite ready to hear. Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we've created, understanding it is critical. "But Dad," she once said, "I know money is important. I just don't want to spend my life thinking about it." This was eye-opening. I love this stuff. But most people have better things to do with their precious time. Bridges to build, diseases to cure, treaties to negotiate, mountains to climb, technologies to create, children to teach, businesses to run. Unfortunately, benign neglect of things financial leaves you open to the charlatans of the financial world. The people who make investing endlessly complex, because if it can be made complex it becomes more profitable for them, more expensive for us, and we are forced into their waiting arms. Here's an important truth: Complex investments exist only to profit those who create and sell them. Not only are they more costly to the investor, they are less effective. The simple approach I created for her and present now to you, is not only easy to understand and implement, it is more powerful than any other. Together we'll explore: Debt: Why you must avoid it and what to do if you have it. The importance of having F-you Money. How to think about money, and the unique way understanding this is key to building your wealth. Where traditional investing advice goes wrong and what actually works. What the stock market really is and how it really works. Why the stock market always goes up and why most people still lose money investing in it. How to invest in a raging bull, or bear, market. Specific investments to implement these strategies. The Wealth Building and Wealth Preservation phases of your investing life and why they are not always tied to your age. How your asset allocation is tied to those phases and how to choose it. How to simplify the sometimes confusing world of 401(k), 403(b), TSP, IRA and Roth accounts. TRFs (Target Retirement Funds), HSAs (Health Savings Accounts) and RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions). What investment firm to use and why the one I recommend is so far superior to the competition. Why you should be very cautious when engaging an investment advisor and whether you need to at all. Why and how you can be conned, and how to avoid becoming prey. Why I don't recommend dollar cost averaging. What financial independence looks like and how to have your money support you. What the 4% rule is and how to use it to safely spend your wealth. The truth behind Social Security. A Case Study on how this all can be implemented in real life. Enjoy the read, and the journey!

Embarking on the path to financial empowerment is a transformative journey that holds the promise of shaping our lives in profound ways. In a world brimming with opportunities and complexities, the pursuit of financial empowerment is a cornerstone of personal growth and security. This journey, laden with knowledge, insights, and actionable strategies, is a testament to our commitment to take charge of our financial destinies, make informed decisions, and forge a path towards a brighter, more prosperous future. At its core, the path to financial empowerment is about gaining control over our financial resources, understanding the nuances of money management, and cultivating a sense of responsibility that resonates through every facet of our lives. It is an awakening that transcends mere budgeting and saving, encompassing a comprehensive understanding of investments, wealth growth, protection, and the art of navigating the intricate landscapes of personal finance.