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How a fortune can skip a generation

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When a massive windfall falls into the lap of someone already comfortably wealthy, they will often aggressively refuse to accept it. By legally stepping out of the way, the fortune plummets directly to their children, cleverly evading a massive chunk of legal fees in the process.

How a fortune can skip a generation
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