XPYRIA principal, Mike Giammatteo is a trained member of the Institute for Preparing Heirs. In 2009, Institute for Preparing Heirs (IPH) saw a void in the services wealth advisors offer to their clients. While advisors do an excellent job managing a client’s money, few were equipped to assist families in preparing the heirs to receive and manage wealth. XPYRIA is deeply committed to share The Institute’s proven process and materials for guiding families through wealth transition, how to effectively use conversation-starting tools, how to assess a family’s readiness for wealth transfer, what actions families can take, and much more.
As a member of Institute for Preparing Heirs, we are trained, trusted family advisors. We help families preserve wealth and prepare heirs for successful and harmonious wealth transfer. We go “beyond the money” and understand that there are unique needs and concerns in every family. We serve wealthy individuals and their families by providing planning and financial services, professional referrals and communication tools.
The research shows that the main contributor that eventually undermined even the most successful transfer of family assets, fell within the realm of family dynamics. Most notably, families lose control of assets and unity because of the lack of trust and communication among family members, lack of preparedness of heirs and lack of a unified family vision for their wealth.
Your family is unique – in the number and the needs of individual members, in financial and other resources, and in financial objectives and concerns. At XPYRIA, we get to know you, your family, and its financial needs. This allows us to align our goals with yours and to partner with you to solve your financial challenges and achieve your goals. We take a multi-generational approach to help you protect and grow your wealth. So that your children and grandchildren will have the resources they need, when they need them, XPYRIA will
Contact Mike Giammatteo to discuss what XPYRIA can do to help your family preserve wealth for future generations.
Phone: 412-232-3310 x203
Email: giammatteo@xpyriainvest.com
The Institute has conducted thousands of family interviews which revealed that 70% of the families lost control of their assets and family harmony in the first generation following wealth transfer. That means only one family in three retained its assets and family unity. The major causes of post-transition failure were discovered to lie within the family itself, and not as a result of poor professional advice.
The single most important issue that undermines successful transfers of family wealth is the breakdown in trust and communication among family members.
The interviews also revealed that families who successfully transition wealth while maintaining strong family unity share several critical traits:
Wealth includes resources and assets in all forms, from cash to bonds to ownership interests, real estate property, even family name, reputation, experience and intellect, as well as education of all family members and spouses, and their influence in the community.