Between the typical set-it-and-forget-it mentality and a simple beneficiary approach many people take, a neglected life insurance policy often fails to achieve the goals that initially led to the purchase of the policy.

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Howard Kahn, the fourth generation leader of the Kahn Lucas girls' dress company, talks about how to keep a family business thriving, generation after generation.