InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·5d agoThe Wealth to Keep Going. The Wisdom to Stop.Substantial wealth can preserve an initiative long after its purpose has weakened. Stewardship requires a way to end things without making…
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Nov 1When Philanthropy Listens but Still Decides AloneInviting community members into the room can strengthen family philanthropy, but presence, consultation, influence, and governing authority…
InOperational & Defense Psychology ReviewbyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 29Personnel Selection and Assessment in Military Psychology: Predicting Performance Without Reducing…Operational & Defense Psychology Review — Advancing Military Strategy and Capability by Bridging Research and Practice (Article 11 of 20…
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 25The Inheritance Conversation Is Not One ConversationParents may experience a transfer plan as settled, generous, and responsibly disclosed while their adult children experience the same…
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 18Wealth Is Not a General QualificationThe harder stewardship task is to honor genuine achievement without allowing it to become evidence of expertise in every room.A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 11When Authority Becomes an Attack SurfaceFamily offices invest heavily in privacy, technology, and trusted relationships. The next generation of fraud exploits the moment when…
InOperational & Defense Psychology ReviewbyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 8Traumatic Brain Injury in Military PopulationsThe Invisible Collision Between Neurology and Identity
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Oct 4The Family Has a Plan. Does the Family Understand It?Wealthy families have become considerably better at building governance structures. New thirty-year evidence suggests that shared…A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Sep 28Before Capacity Becomes a Crisis: Aging, Authority, and the Governance of Diminishing MarginWealthy families often prepare extensively for death and surprisingly little for the long period before it, when a founder may remain…
InThe Inner Ledger: Wealth Psychology, Ethics, and GovernancebyDr. Jerry Don Smith Jr.·Sep 20The Heir in the Room: Why Participation Does Not Automatically Produce ReadinessA young family member sits through the investment committee meeting and asks intelligent questions.
