290: He's Wasting Inheritance on Pyramid Scheme | Feedback Friday
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
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🗓️ 13 December 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
When a family inheritance is split between two siblings, only one of them is given control over how the money is spent due to the other's penchant for get-rich-quick scams and bad investments. What can the family do to close the rift this power dynamic is causing while ensuring half of the inheritance isn't wasted on a pyramid scheme? This and more on the latest Feedback Friday!
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