
• 不少Z世代和年轻的千禧一代刚刚继承财富就迫不及待地捐掉,背后还有专业人士指导。财富导师帮助年轻的富豪们将财产投向慈善事业,从而缓解负罪感。一位遗产顾问告诉《财富》杂志:“很多人一直说‘快把钱处理掉’”。
对很多数人来说,获得一大笔巨额财富或许是梦想成真,但对另一些人来说却意味着沉甸甸的责任和负罪感。年轻的继承者们选择的应对方式是,集体捐出财富。
“在一些人看来,捐出三分之一财富简直荒谬可怕,”专为继承人提供咨询的财富导师艾瑞斯·布里连特告诉《财富》杂志,“另一些人则认为不捐才是罪过。因为巨额财富会引发很多关于特权的负罪感,而且会认识到拥有更多钱并不意味着生活更幸福。”
近来“财富大转移”引发广泛关注,预计到2045年,从老一辈和婴儿潮一代流向X世代、千禧一代和Z世代手中的财富达84万亿美元。
推动巨额财富投向公益的推手之一是“资源世代”(Resource Generation)组织,在美国设有18个分会,成员都是18岁至35岁之间掌握财富的年轻人。高净值会员们参与小组会议,还有一年一度“让金钱发挥作用”大会,最终目标是将财富、土地和权力用于促进种族和经济公平的事业。
财富导师们扮演着双重角色,既是财务顾问,也是心理咨询师,引导客户梳理情绪,制定有意义的资产分配方案。面对极端的财富不平等现象,“打倒富豪”的口号以及亿万富翁的囤积行为,Z世代和千禧一代继承者们希望导师能帮忙减轻心理负担。
财富导师帮富人重新分配大笔财富
布里连特是众多帮助将1%财富投向有意义事业的财富导师之一。听起来她的工作有点像财务顾问,但实际上远不止管理银行账户那么简单。
“逻辑和情感上都要提供更多支持,”她说,“从实际操作来看,捐300万美元和捐出1万美元完全不同。高额捐赠风险更高,做决定要更多努力,到某些时点还会需要更深入的支持。”
在“资源世代”工作五年后,布里连特在Co-Active培训学院获得了导师认证,并已独立执业近七年。她主要跟百万富翁夫妇和个人合作,帮助他们理解新获得的财富及其来源。
佛蒙特州的财富导师乔・卢姆也每月组织两小时会议,帮助富裕客户寻找有意义的方式处理财富,主要为了解决财富带来的负罪感。卢姆祖父是市值1460亿美元的制药巨头辉瑞(Pfizer)公司早期员工,所以自己也是年轻的继承人,实践中经常用内心矛盾的经验帮助客户。
他们告诉《财富》杂志:“富人往往被视为恶人,但同时财富又被美化或被理想化,所以内心容易纠结。”
谁在主导财富重新分配
财富导师告诉《财富》杂志,希望重新分配财富的高净值人士形形色色,也有一些共同点,即客户偏向进步派、年轻、女性和性少数群体。卢姆表示,边缘群体可能因为自身经历而更愿意考虑他人的福利。
“这是一项非常敏感脆弱的工作,需要真正开放的心才能逆流而上。客户做的选择往往都很艰难,”他说,“简单的选择是囤积,保留财富,什么也不做。”
卢姆还发现,与老一辈人相比,Z世代继承财富时更加焦虑,因为年轻人在社交媒体上能接触到极端的贫富差距。他们不想当贪婪的亿万富翁。
“对于年轻客户,我通常鼓励他们多为自己考虑。很多人只是一直说‘快把钱处理掉’,”卢姆说,“对一些年长的客户,则要多劝说他们放手。”
84万亿美元财富转移与金钱文化转变
这一趋势也在某些亿万富翁的捐赠行动中得到了体现。最近微软亿万富翁比尔·盖茨承诺未来20年向慈善事业捐赠2000亿美元,重新分配大部分财富。他和梅琳达·弗兰奇·盖茨还与投资巨头沃伦·巴菲特联合发起了“捐赠誓言”活动。
不过少数人的行动并不能代表大多数。很多亿万富翁并没有建造图书馆和学校,仍在大量囤积财富。这些可瞒不过艰难维持生计,为食品和房租精打细算的美国人。
布里连特表示,每当地缘政治局势紧张,收到的咨询请求就会增加。唐纳德·特朗普首次当选美国总统时,咨询请求是之前四倍。新冠疫情期间人们被隔离在家,沉迷于社交媒体,也成了推动因素之一。
“当时贫富差距进一步扩大,关于1%的富人每年赚取多少财富的媒体报道更多。种种情形都会造成影响,”布里连特解释说。
“总体上阶级愤怒情绪在增加,不过我认为最终结果还是好的。”(财富中文网)
译者:夏林
• 不少Z世代和年轻的千禧一代刚刚继承财富就迫不及待地捐掉,背后还有专业人士指导。财富导师帮助年轻的富豪们将财产投向慈善事业,从而缓解负罪感。一位遗产顾问告诉《财富》杂志:“很多人一直说‘快把钱处理掉’”。
对很多数人来说,获得一大笔巨额财富或许是梦想成真,但对另一些人来说却意味着沉甸甸的责任和负罪感。年轻的继承者们选择的应对方式是,集体捐出财富。
“在一些人看来,捐出三分之一财富简直荒谬可怕,”专为继承人提供咨询的财富导师艾瑞斯·布里连特告诉《财富》杂志,“另一些人则认为不捐才是罪过。因为巨额财富会引发很多关于特权的负罪感,而且会认识到拥有更多钱并不意味着生活更幸福。”
近来“财富大转移”引发广泛关注,预计到2045年,从老一辈和婴儿潮一代流向X世代、千禧一代和Z世代手中的财富达84万亿美元。
推动巨额财富投向公益的推手之一是“资源世代”(Resource Generation)组织,在美国设有18个分会,成员都是18岁至35岁之间掌握财富的年轻人。高净值会员们参与小组会议,还有一年一度“让金钱发挥作用”大会,最终目标是将财富、土地和权力用于促进种族和经济公平的事业。
财富导师们扮演着双重角色,既是财务顾问,也是心理咨询师,引导客户梳理情绪,制定有意义的资产分配方案。面对极端的财富不平等现象,“打倒富豪”的口号以及亿万富翁的囤积行为,Z世代和千禧一代继承者们希望导师能帮忙减轻心理负担。
财富导师帮富人重新分配大笔财富
布里连特是众多帮助将1%财富投向有意义事业的财富导师之一。听起来她的工作有点像财务顾问,但实际上远不止管理银行账户那么简单。
“逻辑和情感上都要提供更多支持,”她说,“从实际操作来看,捐300万美元和捐出1万美元完全不同。高额捐赠风险更高,做决定要更多努力,到某些时点还会需要更深入的支持。”
在“资源世代”工作五年后,布里连特在Co-Active培训学院获得了导师认证,并已独立执业近七年。她主要跟百万富翁夫妇和个人合作,帮助他们理解新获得的财富及其来源。
佛蒙特州的财富导师乔・卢姆也每月组织两小时会议,帮助富裕客户寻找有意义的方式处理财富,主要为了解决财富带来的负罪感。卢姆祖父是市值1460亿美元的制药巨头辉瑞(Pfizer)公司早期员工,所以自己也是年轻的继承人,实践中经常用内心矛盾的经验帮助客户。
他们告诉《财富》杂志:“富人往往被视为恶人,但同时财富又被美化或被理想化,所以内心容易纠结。”
谁在主导财富重新分配
财富导师告诉《财富》杂志,希望重新分配财富的高净值人士形形色色,也有一些共同点,即客户偏向进步派、年轻、女性和性少数群体。卢姆表示,边缘群体可能因为自身经历而更愿意考虑他人的福利。
“这是一项非常敏感脆弱的工作,需要真正开放的心才能逆流而上。客户做的选择往往都很艰难,”他说,“简单的选择是囤积,保留财富,什么也不做。”
卢姆还发现,与老一辈人相比,Z世代继承财富时更加焦虑,因为年轻人在社交媒体上能接触到极端的贫富差距。他们不想当贪婪的亿万富翁。
“对于年轻客户,我通常鼓励他们多为自己考虑。很多人只是一直说‘快把钱处理掉’,”卢姆说,“对一些年长的客户,则要多劝说他们放手。”
84万亿美元财富转移与金钱文化转变
这一趋势也在某些亿万富翁的捐赠行动中得到了体现。最近微软亿万富翁比尔·盖茨承诺未来20年向慈善事业捐赠2000亿美元,重新分配大部分财富。他和梅琳达·弗兰奇·盖茨还与投资巨头沃伦·巴菲特联合发起了“捐赠誓言”活动。
不过少数人的行动并不能代表大多数。很多亿万富翁并没有建造图书馆和学校,仍在大量囤积财富。这些可瞒不过艰难维持生计,为食品和房租精打细算的美国人。
布里连特表示,每当地缘政治局势紧张,收到的咨询请求就会增加。唐纳德·特朗普首次当选美国总统时,咨询请求是之前四倍。新冠疫情期间人们被隔离在家,沉迷于社交媒体,也成了推动因素之一。
“当时贫富差距进一步扩大,关于1%的富人每年赚取多少财富的媒体报道更多。种种情形都会造成影响,”布里连特解释说。
“总体上阶级愤怒情绪在增加,不过我认为最终结果还是好的。”(财富中文网)
译者:夏林
• Gen Z and young millennials are stepping into money only to give it all away—and they’re not doing it alone. Money coaches are guiding wealthy young people in redistributing their millions to philanthropic causes to offset their guilt. “A lot of them are just like, ‘Get it off, get it away,’” one inheritance advisor tells Fortune.
Receiving a mountain of cold hard cash might be a dream come true for most. But for others, it’s a crushing responsibility that comes with a lot of shame. Rich young inheritors are grappling with newfound wealth by banding together to give it away.
“For some people, it’s such a scandalous idea and a horrifying idea to think that you would give away a third of your wealth,” Iris Brilliant, a money coach for inheritors, tells Fortune. “And for others, it’s so wrong to not do that. It brings up so many feelings of guilt about privilege, and the knowledge that more money does not equal more satisfaction in life.”
That’s as the “great transfer of wealth” is on everyone’s mind, as $84 trillion is expected to be passed down from seniors and baby boomers to Gen X, millenn`ials, and Gen Z by 2045.
One of the largest forces driving this money towards good is Resource Generation—with 18 chapters across the U.S., the organization gathers young people aged 18 to 35 with access to wealth. Through group sessions and its annual Making Money Make Change conference, these high net-worth members have the ultimate goal to distribute their wealth, land, and power to causes promoting racial and economic justice.
Money coaches have also entered the fold; part-financial advisor and part-therapist, these experts guide clients through their feelings and create a plan of action to redistribute their money meaningfully. Exposed to extreme wealth inequality, “eat the rich” sloganing, and billionaire hoarding, Gen Z and millennial inheritors are looking to money coaches to also lighten their emotional load.
The money coaches helping rich people redistribute millions
Brilliant is one of many money coaches out there helping to redistribute the 1%’s wealth to meaningful causes. Her job may sound like a financial advisor on paper—but her work goes a lot deeper than bank accounts.
“There’s more support that’s needed logistically and emotionally,” she says. “Logistically, what it takes to give away $3 million is very different than what you need to give away $10,000. The stakes are higher, it’s a lot more labor to make those decisions, and at a certain point you need more in-depth support.”
After having worked at Resource Generation for five years, Brilliant became a certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute, and has been running her own practice for nearly seven years. She works with millionaire couples and individuals to unpack their newfound money and where it came from.
Vermont-based money coach Jo Lum is also helping rich clients find a meaningful way to offload wealth via monthly two-hour sessions aimed at addressing the stigma of being rich. Lum is also a young inheritor whose grandfather was an early employee at $146 billion pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and draws upon their own conflicted feelings to help clients.
“Wealthy people are often the villain, [but] at the same time that wealth is valorized or idealized,” they tell Fortune. “There becomes this internal battle.”
Who’s taking the charge on wealth redistribution
Money coaches tell Fortune that high net-worth people who want to redistribute can come in all shapes and sizes. But a few patterns emerge: their clients tend to skew progressive, young, female, and queer. Lum says marginalized groups may have had life experiences that compel them to act for the betterment of others.
“Because this is really sensitive, vulnerable work, it takes a really open heart to decide to swim upstream. The choices that my clients are making are the hard choices,” they say. “The easy choice is to hoard, retain the money, and just let it do nothing.”
Lum has also noticed that Gen Zers are more anxious about stepping into wealth than other generations, saying young people are exposed to intense wealth disparity on social media. They don’t want to be lumped in with power-hungry billionaires.
“For my younger clients, I tend to have to support them more in thinking about themselves. A lot of them are just like, ‘Get it off, get it away,’” Lum says. “And for some older clients, I’ve experienced more coaxing to open the hand.”
An $84 trillion wealth transfer and shift in the culture of money
This movement falls in line with some billionaires sticking their necks out. Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates recently vowed to give $200 billion to charity over the next 20 years, redistributing most of his fortune. He and Melinda French-Gates have also joined forces with investing mogul Warren Buffett in creating the Giving Pledge.
But the actions of a few don’t represent the majority; instead of erecting libraries and building schools, many billionaires are hoarding their wealth in droves. And this isn’t lost on many Americans struggling to get by, rationing money for groceries and rent.
Brilliant says demand for her coaching rises in times of geopolitical distress; when Donald Trump was first elected as U.S. president, she got four times as many coaching requests than she had in the past. The COVID-19 pandemic—when people were quarantined at home and sucked into social media—was another driving force.
“We saw an even bigger gap in the wealth disparity around that time. And there was just a lot more media [content] as well about how much money the 1% was profiting every year. All of that impacts people,” Brilliant explains.
“There’s collectively a lot more class rage, which I think is really healthy, ultimately.”