by johnireland | Articles
Every business has people it cannot afford to lose. The founder who holds the client relationships. The technical director who built the product. The sales leader who generates 60% of revenue. If one of these people died tomorrow or was diagnosed with a critical...
by johnireland | Articles
Most people who are named as an executor in someone’s Will have no idea what the role actually involves. They assume it means signing a few forms and distributing some money. In reality, being an executor is a legal position with personal liability, fiduciary...
by johnireland | Articles
Sideways disinheritance is the term used when assets intended for one family end up passing to another — typically when a surviving spouse remarries or enters a new relationship after the first spouse’s death. It is one of the most common and most devastating...
by johnireland | Articles
Over the past five years, Family Investment Companies have moved from a niche planning tool used by the ultra-wealthy to a mainstream option for business owners and property investors looking to pass wealth to the next generation. A Family Investment Company — or FIC...