A Financial Planner's Tips for Teaching Kids About Wealth Without Creating Entitlement

A father and son sit at a kitchen island and work with cash and a calculator.

For many high-net-worth families, one of the most pressing concerns isn’t how to preserve wealth — it’s how to pass it on without eroding the values that helped to build it in the first place.

Parents often say the same thing in different ways: “I want to take care of my kids, but I don’t want money to ruin them.”