In the coming decades, nearly $100 trillion will transfer from one generation to the next. Most enterprising families look at that number and wonder how that wealth will be transferred. James E. Hughes, Jr and Dr. Lisa Miller encourage us to ask a different question: how will that wealth be received, integrated, and lived with?

This question sits at the heart of what they call spiritual capital.

As individuals and families accumulate more, wealth shifts from being a tool in service of life to an end to be achieved. Through the lens of spiritual capital, Hughes and Miller challenge that mindset.

In this video, they consider what spiritual capital is—not as a religion or life hack but as a means for people to find meaning.

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