Passing Wealth Along to Our Children: Emotional Complexities of Estate Planning

Wealthism describes a set of attitudes directed at the wealthy by the nonwealthy. "Wealthism includes those actions or attitudes that dehumanize or objectify wealthy people, simply because they are wealthy. The main attitudes of wealthism are envy, awe, and resentment. . . . Wealthism differs from the other 'isms' in that racism and sexism are perpetrated by those who have power, whereas wealthism is directed at those who have power."

- Joanie Bronfman, The Experience of Inherited Wealth: A Social-Psychological Perspective

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	Passing Wealth Along to Our Children: Emotional Complexities of Estate Planning Margaret Kiersted This article introduces readers to the complexities of creating trusts and wills. The fictional story of Stan and Nancy Blackman illustrates the dilemmas that may arise in leaving wealth to descendants. This article is useful to wealthy parents, estate attorneys, therapists and financial planners. 26 pages. TRIO PRESS ISBN 0-9699195-2-2 $6.00