A roadmap for engaging clients’ children and managing intergenerational wealth

The Globe and Mail
November 17, 2025.

Susan O’Brien, Senior Wealth Advisor at Richardson Wealth, shares that roughly 70 per cent of women change advisors within a year of a spouse’s death, and half of adult children leave their parents’ advisor after inheriting wealth.

Susan emphasizes the value of intergenerational planning to secure relationships and help preparing clients’ children for long-term financial success.

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