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Safe Space with Francesco LombardoAuthor: Francesco Lombardo
Safe Space is a podcast for Family Business Leaders and Next Gens exploring the financial, human and social capital of family businesses. In each episode, trusted advisor Francesco Lombardo, will share a conversation with a diverse range of guests, offering you practical tools and guidance to help you navigate the unique familial relationships within family businesses. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Beyond the Trust: Holistic Planning for Generational Wealth
Episode 11
Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
Protect your generational wealth by building a stronger foundation. Author Buddy Thomas shares his 50-year roadmap for holistic planning and active family estate planning that unites your legacy. Leaving an inheritance is easy. Passing on a sustainable, thriving legacy is incredibly difficult. Most wealthy and aspirational families spend millions on legal structures and tax loopholes, yet completely neglect the emotional and relational capital required to keep that wealth from dissolving across generations. In this episode of Safe Space, we are joined by veteran wealth strategist and author of Love Wisdom Money, Buddy Thomas. With over five decades of hands-on experience working directly with trustors, trustees, and beneficiaries, Buddy has witnessed firsthand why traditional financial planning fails. He reveals why placing love and wisdom ahead of the actual currency is the only way to meet both your legal and moral responsibilities as a family fiduciary. In this conversation, we solve for: The Currency Disconnect: Why passing down money without passing down the family values that gave it meaning creates a destructive legacy. The Power of Holistic Planning: How to engage in deep financial and estate planning that actively protects your family's relational health. Continuous Family Engagement: Practical frameworks to keep the next generation involved in ongoing conversations about wealth, fostering true alignment and cohesion. If you are a "Family Champion" or a leader managing a family office, Buddy's grounded, story-driven guidance provides a blueprint for true succession planning. It's time to stop looking at your legacy as a math problem and start building a generative ecosystem that safeguards your family's true wealth for decades to come. Connect with me here: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/ • https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice • https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational • https://veritage.ca
