Parsad Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Article about how Wellington R. Burt decided to leave his children and grandchildren very little, but gave the rest to the generations after. Cheers! http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112715/shutting-kids-out-family-fortune-wsj?mod=family-kids_parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Article about how Wellington R. Burt decided to leave his children and grandchildren very little, but gave the rest to the generations after. Cheers! http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112715/shutting-kids-out-family-fortune-wsj?mod=family-kids_parents Thats interesting, and rough. Smart idea, but ........ No real way to game that one. "I'm pretty sure he didn't like his family back then," said Christina Cameron, an heir and a great-great-great grandchild of Burt's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
given2invest Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 We can be sure his family didn't like him after reading the will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 We can be sure his family didn't like him after reading the will! LOL, very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biaggio Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 That's pretty sad. Obviously he loved his business or money (or both) too much, to the point that his own family didn t like him. I would be willing to bet that nobody like him. A lesson for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsad Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Could also be his kids were brats. We'll never know. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
given2invest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 That's pretty sad. Obviously he loved his business or money (or both) too much, to the point that his own family didn t like him. I would be willing to bet that nobody like him. A lesson for all of us. This paper did a 4 part series on him. Seems inconclusive (if I'm being nice). http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/05/wellingtons_millions_92_years.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregtx81 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 A classic and commonly tested Property Law concept for first year law students is the Rule Against Perpetuities--"No interest is good unless it must vest, if at all, not later than twenty-one years after the death of some life in being at the creation of the interest.” The basis for the rule is that dead hand control of assets is uneconomic and not in society's best interest. In any event, looks like ol' Wellington maxed-out all that the law would allow him to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest misterstockwell Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 What kind of crappy trust managers turned his "$40-90 million" estate in 1919 into "$100-110 million" in 2011? Citizens Bank should be ashamed(and sued!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
given2invest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 What kind of crappy trust managers turned his "$40-90 million" estate in 1919 into "$100-110 million" in 2011? Citizens Bank should be ashamed(and sued!) Yah that just blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitz Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Could also be his kids were brats. We'll never know. Cheers! Though this would also probably point out a parenting deficiency... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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