PRESERVING WEALTH & HERITAGE
From Coast to Coast
RELATIONSHIP, LEADERSHIP, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL
Wealth is often related to having lots of money or accepted as having abundant financial assets. However, it alone cannot represent meaningful Wealth, nor can it create lasting Wealth in a family. True Wealth has to be meaningful, and it allows families to flourish in its discovery of life, purpose, and pursuit. It has other important components of Wealth that are often neglected and are without clear intentions. 5 Stones Family Office describes these components as true Capitals that make up true Wealth.
These Capitals are Relationship, Leadership, Intellectual, Social, and Financial. Without which makes Wealth overly simplistic, and having more money does not make matters simpler. It only complicates it. The following example illustrates areas where each capital shows support in defining meaningful Wealth. To ignore these capitals will naturally lead to wealth erosions.
Relationship Capital
This capital provides greater collective meaning in governance creation and deployment.
Leadership Capital
This capital supports far greater collective ownership buy-in with focused vision and concrete mission.
Intellectual Capital
This capital is uniquely acquired and helps fulfill the family's collective goals and purposes.
Social
Capital
The family's meaning, value, and fulfillment are rooted in this capital. It transcends multi-generations.
Financial Capital
This capital requires the support of other capital development. Once proper it is a great resource.
Relationship Erosion
Often relationship tension and resentment forces a family to build distrust
Leadership Erosion
Lacking focus and the sense of responsibility leads to undeveloped vision and divest mission
Intellectual Erosion
Lacking expertise when navigating complex decisions can lead to indecision or fatal decisions.
Social
Erosion
Lacking collaborative meaning and value as a family leads to self-centeredness and unfulfillment.
Financial Erosion
Having an unhealthy perspective of money leads to a lack of stewardship and undue pressure.
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