LIBRARY
For more than five decades, James E. Hughes, Jr. has been the leading voice and pioneer for a more enlightened, expansive approach to assisting families around the world to flourish and see their wealth as well-being and enable their family offices and their qualitative and quantitative advisors to better help them. His legacy is the knowledge he has imparted to the individuals who are called to serve and advise families through numerous published books, as well as more informal Reflections written throughout his career. The below is a searchable database of these Reflections as well of other pieces, made available for advisors and families focused on generational well-being.
The Hughes Family Bank
PHILOSOPHY The Revenue side of the Family Balance Sheet Enhance each family member’s goals High...
The Family Balance Sheet
Assets The family represented by the individual members of the family of affinity The family's...
A Reflection on the Role of Elders in a System of Family Governance
Some years ago when I was developing the ideas for my book on family governance, Family Wealth,...
The Path Of Altruism: A Reflection On The Nature Of A Gift And Its Consequences In Leading To Entitlement Or Enhancement
As I write this reflection America is approaching Christmas 2005. All over the country, attorneys...
A Reflection On The Nature And Practice Of The Role Of The Personne De Confiance In A System Of Family Governance; Historically And Today
During the past thirty-five years I have been privileged to serve many families as a personne de...
A Reflection On The Often Unexpected Consequences Of The Creation Of A Perpetual Trust
During the last ten years, many attorneys and financial planners, in the United States, have...
A Process For The Evaluation Of The Next Generation Of A Family And Possible Criteria For Such An Evaluation
HOW DOES A FAMILY OF MEANS "INVENTORY" OR EVALUATE ITS NEXT GENERATION? WHAT CRITERIA SHOULD BE...
Reflections On Grand-Child/Grand-Parent Philanthropy As An Element In A System Of Family Governance
The Chinese have a proverb in which they state the “grand-parents and grand-children are the...
A Reflection On Mentoring [1]
As I seek to help families to preserve and grow their human and intellectual capitals, I search...
A Reflection On The Roles And Responsibilities Of Each Family Member As An Owner Of The Family Enterprise In A Family Governance System
During the past few years in my work with families, I have discovered that there is no educational...
BOOKS
For a complete catalogue of the books that Jay has authored, co-authored and contributed to (including foreign editions), please visit JamesEHughes.com.