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Grandfathers and the inheritance that outlasts wealth

Jeffery Tan
Jeffery Tan • 6 min read
Grandfathers and the inheritance that outlasts wealth
In an age preoccupied with wealth transfer, it is worth remembering: The richest inheritance is often the one that cannot be counted / Photo by Tejesh G on Unsplash
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Asia is on the cusp of one of the largest intergenerational wealth transfers in history. By some estimates, trillions of dollars will pass from one generation to the next in the coming decades.

But amid the fixation on assets, portfolios and inheritance planning, a more enduring question risks being overlooked: What truly lasts when a grandfather is gone?

Money changes hands. Values shape lives. And increasingly, research suggests that the latter matters far more.

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