When wealth transfer is discussed, people often focus (perhaps understandably) on the numbers: How much of our family's wealth will pass from this generation to the next? How should we divide those assets?

But that focus obscures how complicated and personal the transfer process can be. The process involves discussions about sickness and death, and about how equipped your children are to receive assets or take on responsibilities.

It means confronting questions many would rather put off:

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