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The 75th "Wealth Actually" Podcast . . . Wow . . . it seems like I just started this project a few months ago. It has been 4 and a half years since the first one . . . it's alarming how fast time flies. Hopefully, I have improved over time!
This 75th recording is an industry specific interview, but it has wide ramifications. In getting up to speed on a different project, I stumbled across the book "Ethics for Trustees 2.0" by MARGUERITE LORENZ. Based in California, Marguerite is a Master Trustee and the Managing Partner of LORENZ PRIVATE TRUSTEES.
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Trustees-2-0-Guide-Trustee/dp/172837278X/
Ethic for Trustees 2.0 is a quick and extremely informative read on the roles and responsibilities of a trustee and the establishment of good practices around decision-making that involves judgment and discretion. It also went into some detail about the California licensing component of individual trustees- something I knew little about. So in typical "me" fashion, I called up Marguerite to find out more about the book and her firm's unique practice. That led to her gracious appearance on the latest "Wealth, Actually" podcast.
We covered:
-Her unique background and the formation of her private trustee business. (It has its own unique succession story too!)
-Marguerite's rationale and experience in writing the book
-The Definitions of a Trust, their uses and some of the nomenclature
-The Duties of a Trustee/Fiduciary- (many of which trustees aren't aware of)!
-What makes a good trustee? How does one deal with arguing beneficiaries? Tricky assets?
-The Origin of CALIFORNIA LICENSING FOR PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEES (and why it may be important for normally exempted attorneys and CPAs to get licensed.
-When does advice graduate from being to transactional to ongoing and how does it relate to administration of structures and discretionary decision-making?
-Traps for the unwary trustee
-What functions or areas of trustee responsibility are good to ask for help? When do you bring in outside experts?
-Useful Resources and Groups:
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE ALLIANCE
ESTATE PLANNING GROUP NETWORK
-How do we stay in touch?
MARGUERITE LORENZ LINKEDIN
LORENZ PRIVATE TRUSTEES (WEBSITE)
MARGUERITE LORENZ TWITTER
https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Actually-Intelligent-Decision-Making-1-ebook/dp/B07FPQJJQT/
This 75th recording is an industry specific interview, but it has wide ramifications. In getting up to speed on a different project, I stumbled across the book "Ethics for Trustees 2.0" by MARGUERITE LORENZ. Based in California, Marguerite is a Master Trustee and the Managing Partner of LORENZ PRIVATE TRUSTEES.
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Trustees-2-0-Guide-Trustee/dp/172837278X/
Ethic for Trustees 2.0 is a quick and extremely informative read on the roles and responsibilities of a trustee and the establishment of good practices around decision-making that involves judgment and discretion. It also went into some detail about the California licensing component of individual trustees- something I knew little about. So in typical "me" fashion, I called up Marguerite to find out more about the book and her firm's unique practice. That led to her gracious appearance on the latest "Wealth, Actually" podcast.
We covered:
-Her unique background and the formation of her private trustee business. (It has its own unique succession story too!)
-Marguerite's rationale and experience in writing the book
-The Definitions of a Trust, their uses and some of the nomenclature
-The Duties of a Trustee/Fiduciary- (many of which trustees aren't aware of)!
-What makes a good trustee? How does one deal with arguing beneficiaries? Tricky assets?
-The Origin of CALIFORNIA LICENSING FOR PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEES (and why it may be important for normally exempted attorneys and CPAs to get licensed.
-When does advice graduate from being to transactional to ongoing and how does it relate to administration of structures and discretionary decision-making?
-Traps for the unwary trustee
-What functions or areas of trustee responsibility are good to ask for help? When do you bring in outside experts?
-Useful Resources and Groups:
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE ALLIANCE
ESTATE PLANNING GROUP NETWORK
-How do we stay in touch?
MARGUERITE LORENZ LINKEDIN
LORENZ PRIVATE TRUSTEES (WEBSITE)
MARGUERITE LORENZ TWITTER
https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Actually-Intelligent-Decision-Making-1-ebook/dp/B07FPQJJQT/