Ken Dychtwald Quotes

"Many people wrongly assume that the most important issue among families is money and wealth transfer -- it's not. What we found was the memories, the stories, the values were 10 times more important to people than the money."

"Retirement can be a bit of a wonderland. But there are some patches of quicksand and some mines in the field."

"We are about to see the biggest transfer of wealth in history, and we found that everyone was focused on the wrong thing. Many people wrongly assume the most important issue is money. While it isn't trivial, it's way down the list."

"No one considered whether a life without work would be satisfying or sustainable."

"Many people wrongly assume the most important issue is money. While it isn't trivial, it's way down the list."

"We are about to see the biggest transfer of wealth in history, and we found that everyone was focused on the wrong thing,"

"They've been able to take some notes on what aspects of retirement are attractive and what is unappealing."

"everybody clammed up. That word spoke about money and greed and all sorts of things that no one wanted to talk about."

"You can't play golf forever."

"We found that when you ask people to talk about inheritance, everyone clams up, ... Inheritance is about money, and it's seen as greedy. But ask them to talk about legacy ... it's as if we hit some kind of magic button, and people open up about leaving behind family values and traditions -- and money was just a piece of that."