
The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Underway - What's Your Plan?
A new study from the Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy shows that the greatest wealth transfer in history is currently underway, with more than $59 trillion passing to heirs, charities and Uncle Sam between now and 2061. The majority of this wealth -- $36 trillion -- is being passed directly to heirs and another sizeable chunk -- $27 trillion - will be passed to charity, either through final estate bequest or total lifetime gifts. And even though the study not