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Inside Billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s Family Trust Battle 13 Dec
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  • Curated Content, Infamous Feuds

Inside Billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s Family Trust Battle

The Agnellis, Italy's ‘royal family’ of industry, has played a pivotal role in shaping global business and culture but a bitter feud is driving the Fiat family apart 04 Dec
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Infamous Feuds

The Agnelli Dynasty: Bitter 20-Year Inheritance Feud

Most succession plans have been largely framed on giving the assets to the farming children while using life insurance and/or estate-based gifts for non-farmers, but succession planning has evolved into much more now says a farm business and succession advisor. 18 Nov
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Fair versus Equal: Succession Planning & The Family Farm

Understanding the Differences Between Succession and Inheritance 13 Nov
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  • Curated Content, Legacy Lexicon

Understanding the Difference Between Succession & Inheritance

In the rapidly evolving digital era, businesses are compelled to rethink traditional practices, particularly in the realm of succession planning. 04 Nov
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  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Strategic Approaches to Business Succession in The Digital Age

For family-owned businesses, succession planning is especially important, as the business often represents both a significant financial asset and a key part of the family’s identity and legacy. 17 Oct
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  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Essential Estate Planning for Family-Owned Businesses

In the glittering world of high fashion, few names shine as brightly as Gucci. But behind the glamorous facade lies a tale of family betrayal, mismanagement, and a spectacular succession failure that nearly destroyed one of the world's most iconic luxury brands. 17 Oct
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  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Family Business Succession Lessons from The House of Gucci

You’ve worked too hard to let the division of your business assets become a source of pain and conflict for your family. Don’t wait until it’s too late to create a plan that protects your family’s unity and your business’s future. 03 Oct
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Don’t Let Your Business Tear Your Family Apart

Estate Planning Priorities for Canadian Business Owners 01 Oct
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  • Curated Content, Succession Lessons

Estate Planning Priorities for Canadian Business Owners

Murdoch Family Legal Battle Highlights a Harsh Reality: No Trust is Airtight | Family Disputes | Celebrity Estates | Estates Gone Wrong 23 Sep
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  • Curated Content, Infamous Feuds

Murdoch Family Legal Battle: “No Trust is Airtight!”

Loucks & Loucks LLP – Barristers & Solicitors – Powers of Attorney, Wills, Trusts, Estates & Estate Planning – Chesley, Ontario, Canada 10 Sep
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Loucks & Loucks | Barristers & Solicitors | Chesley Ontario

For ultra-high-net-worth families, wealth management is about more than managing money. It’s also about envisioning strategic planning for the future, including planning for assets as they pass from one generation to the next... 05 Sep
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Successfully Navigating Legacy Planning: Five Key Factors

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