An American Wrote 700 Pages on Family Wealth and Never Once Mentioned a Will

James Hughes's Family: The Compact Among Generations runs to 102,801 words. It is a serious, thoughtful book, written by a man who spent decades advising wealthy American families, and it is full of language worth...

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