Family Building Insitute

Between parenting and grandparenting lies Family Building...a new phase to preserve the power of family.

Are you a Family Builder?

Family Building goes beyond describing a family’s ills or lamenting a paradise lost, but offers a practical guide to preserving the non-material assets of family …
your children, your grandchildren and their spouses.

To be or not to be a family builder is the question that all family leaders should ask.

  • Strongly Inclined = 12 or more Yes
  • Moderately Inclined = 10 or more Yes
  • Weakly Inclined = 8 or less Yes
1. Family is a big investment in your life. Yes No
2. You value a family strategy between parenting and grandparenting Yes No
3. You are (will be or have been) an empty nester. Yes No
4. You worry about what is happening to your family. Yes No
5. Some common consciousness among family members is good. Yes No
6. Meaningful Conversations among family members are good. Yes No
7. Like business, family is a unique and complex organization. Yes No
8. You believe planning is better than reacting. Yes No
9. You enjoy being with your family. Yes No
10. You value family success like business success. Yes No
11. Spending money with family is better than gifting money to family. Yes No
12. You worry about effectiveness of estate planning and wealth transfer. Yes No
13. You recognize a darker side of wealth. Yes No
14. Family wealth is composed of non-material and financial assets. Yes No
15. You would like to have espoused family values and culture. Yes No