“The only thing we know for sure is we ain’t comin’ out of this life alive!"
Mentioned to Reg by Chicago cab driver en route to a speaking engagement
If you’ve been financially successful, a by-product of your success could be the challenge of dispersing assets and resources to your heirs. Farming has become big business with a combination of asset appreciation and farm profitability—some owners are dealing with agricultural estates worth millions, tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions of dollars.
Reg understands that this is a sensitive topic that must be handled with empathy and tact. By using real-life stories to illustrate the importance of thorough estate planning–the good, the bad, and the “what ifs”– his style will help you design your estate so that the meaning of your life and generosity doesn’t get lost in the mix.
You have two options:
- Transfer the assets while you are alive, warm hands.
- Transfer the assets after you pass away and distribute the assets in your estate, cold hands.
These decisions involve a multitude of complexities centered around the question of “What is Fair?” This question breaks into further topics such as:
- Who should receive what?
- Why should they receive it?
- When should they receive it?
- What specifically should they receive?
Defining what is fair is driven by the perspectives of each individual farmer—the important part is facing the task. As Reg says,
"If you don’t address your estate issues, your family may be buried by 6 feet of hurt when you’re gone."
In this presentation Reg guides you through Estate Planning issues in a practical manner that gets the issues identified and addressed so that you can put worries to rest and breathe easy.