Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative

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Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative

Cameron Thornton is a member of The GenUs Collaborative, a special group of professionals that have studied at and are connected with The Heritage Institute. Cam helps financial advisors and allied professionals bridge the gap between traditional financial planning and the hopes and dreams that parents and grandparents have for their family to be unified, productive and healthy for many generations. To achieve that goal, Cam helps families learn to identify what matters most to them, how to work together, and how to equip succeeding generations to deal with the responsibilities and opportunities of both the financial and the emotional inheritances they will receive.

• Join the Conversation During Heritage Planning Month

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  May 1, 2012

  During May—Heritage Planning Month—there are opportunities for families, individuals, nonprofit organizations and all professional advisors to discover the third element of planning.

• Heritage Planning Pt. 8, Bringing Families Together Financially

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  April 18, 2012

  The Family Bank: how to build it; what it accomplishes for each family.

• Heritage Planning Pt. 7: Fostering Healthy Family Dynamics

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  March 23, 2012

  In the seventh column exploring the concepts of heritage planning, how an advisor can foster healthy and productive family dynamics.

• Heritage Planning Pt. 6, Enhancing Multi-Generation Communication

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  February 29, 2012

  A key part of the family governance process: holding a family event called Heritage Day.

• Heritage Planning Pt. 5: Process for Creating the Heritage Statement

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  February 2, 2012

  To create true multi-generational planning, you have to have the right advisor team and engage your client to define a shared vision. Here's where to start.

• Heritage Planning Pt. 4: Creating a Family Story and Legacy

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  January 13, 2012

  For your consideration: the process of creating a family’s living chronicle for the client and the client's family—a heritage statement

• Beyond Estate Planning—Heritage Planning for Families, Pt. 3: The Guided Discovery

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  December 16, 2011

  Presenting a unique kind of interview process to help couples and families—your clients—identify their family’s unique values

• Heritage Planning, Pt. 2: The Future of Your Clients’ Families

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  December 5, 2011

  A comprehensive solution to closing the gap in family heritage planning.

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  Heritage Planning, Pt. 1: The 3rd Element of Successful Multi-Generational Planning

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  November 17, 2011

  In the first of a series of postings, Cam Thornton explains the concept of heritage planning, and goes beyond the buzz to explain the value of preparing families to inherit more than just money.