Leona Helmsley, a famous hotel owner known not-so-charitably as the “Queen of Mean” had a memorable will. Up until right before her death, she had wanted to leave her $8 billion estate to the care of the poor, but she changed it at the last minute to donate all the money to the care of dogs. 

She specifically left $12 million to her pug, which resulted in kidnapping and death threats. She left less than that to her grandchildren. Needless to say, wills, trusts and estate planning are complicated, involving legal issues, relationships and straight-up human personalities. 

On this episode of Wealth From Wisdom, we’ll look at understanding wills and trusts. How does estate and legacy planning work? How can you prepare in a way that will alleviate taxes, complexity and dysfunction for your family in the future?