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Generative Trusts and TrusteesGenerative Trusts and Trustees

A new paradigm for design and administration.

John A. Warnick, Founder

April 23, 2018

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I’ve been concerned about the emotional and relational impact of trusts since I had a professionally jarring encounter in 2001 with a beneficiary of an irrevocable trust established by her grandfather. The dependency, disempowerment and entitlement I witnessed led me to ask, “Is there a better way?”  

There’s a better way to think about the purpose and meaning of trusts that still honors the legal roles and responsibilities but lifts the influence of the trust to the point it becomes a generative (positive) influence in the lives of beneficiaries. The generative trust and generative trustee are that better way.

Traditional trust design centers on the choice of trustee, the tax and legal purposes of the trust instrument and the duties and p...

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About the Author

John A. Warnick

Founder, Purposeful Planning Institute

http://purposefulplanninginstitute.com/index.html

John (“John A”) Warnick is the founder of the Purposeful Planning Institute and Family Wealth Transitions & Solutions in Denver.

John A balances his enthusiasm for tax savings with in-depth discovery and purposeful questions to insure the planning is congruent with his client’s core values.  He delivers workshops across the nation for estate planning attorneys and financial planners sharing the six paradigms of Purposeful Planning and the Seven Keys Of The Purposeful Trust (View Video).

He spends a considerable amount of his time facilitating family retreats and providing wealth counseling, fiduciary and philanthropic consulting services. He finds immense fulfillment in educating and training children, adolescents and emerging adults in financial literacy, philanthropic service, and holistic family wealth principles.

He was the author of two BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) Tax Management portfolios.  He co-authored “Selecting a Trust Situs in the 21st Century” which was published in the March/April 2002 issue of Probate and Property.  He is currently serving as co-editor of a book on best practices for trusts and is also working on two other books entitled The Gift of You and The Purposeful Trust Handbook.

Mr. Warnick received a BA magna cum laude from Brigham Young University and his JD from George Washington University with honors.

Prior to launching his own business, John A was a partner in the Denver office of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP for almost eleven years after practicing in Nevada and Wyoming previously.

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