The Uninterested Heir, Earnout Reality Check, and Hiring a Nanny

A self-managed investor with a $13 million portfolio is thinking about suggesting a wealth manager to his 28-year-old son. His son isn't reckless, but he's not interested in investing either, and the gifts they make just sit in his checking account. Stephan walks through why the real question isn't the fee, why five minutes a year in one or two index funds often solves the immediate problem, and when a low-cost AUM handoff genuinely makes sense.

Then a listener selling his business on an earnout structure asks how to plan around it. Six million at close, up to four million more over three years if revenue targets hit. Stephan on the historical data behind why most earnouts pay less than sellers expect, why the base plan should run off what's already in hand, and how to size the house decision and his wife's retirement date without leaning on the contingent piece.

In From the Field, Stephanie Fornaro, founder and CEO of Hello Nanny and founder of the Workforce Infrastructure Institute, on what most families get wrong when they hire household support. Why job design matters more than the candidate, why guaranteeing hours is one of the most powerful retention tools available, and the post-tax dollars problem no one warns you about when you become an employer in your own home.

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