We may be in the middle of a "great wealth transfer" of $85 trillion being passed down generations – but the truth is, that's a bit of a misnomer. Most of the money is not being transferred directly to inheritors; it's being warehoused in tightly controlled legal trusts. In other words, millennials and Gen Z are not receiving assets; their trusts are. In this new essay, Susanna Penfield shares her experience of "busting" her own trust and how it opened doors to build authentic trust—with her community, her family, and herself.
