Legacy Insights is a new podcast series by Providend that explores what it truly takes to plan a meaningful and lasting legacy, beyond just writing a will, or engaging with a corporate trustee.

This series explores the critical collaboration between wealth advisers and legal professionals in safeguarding your family’s future. Joined by lawyers Cynthia Tang of Tang Thomas and Soo Chye from OAKS Legal, each episode shares real-life stories showing how thoughtful planning can protect your family and make a meaningful difference, offering practical insights for your own legacy journey.

In this episode, our CEO, Christopher and Soo Chye discuss a critical but often overlooked aspect of legacy planning, preparing the next generation to steward the wealth they will one day inherit. Drawing from nearly four decades of legal experience, Soo Chye shares why assumptions about children being “not ready” can become self-fulfilling, and how these beliefs may quietly undermine succession outcomes.

From defining what stewardship truly means to passing down values through intentional actions such as philanthropy, this episode examines how families can move beyond paperwork to build alignment and purpose across generations.

In managing over S$1.7 billion of our clients’ hard-earned assets, Providend believes legacy planning goes beyond wealth plans or legal documents. It starts with clarity over your non-negotiable ikigai goals, assets, family circumstances, and long-term intentions. If you have ever wondered whether your legacy will endure beyond structures and into the hands of the next generation, you do not want to miss this episode.

Music courtesy of ItsWatR.

The host of this episode, Christopher Tan, is Chief Executive Officer of Providend Ltd, Southeast Asia’s first fee-only comprehensive wealth advisory firm and author of the book “Money Wisdom: Simple Truths for Financial Wellness“. He is also a Certified Ikigai Tribe Coach.

The full list of Providend’s Money Wisdom podcast episodes from Season 4 can be found here.

Did you know that our Providend’s Money Wisdom podcast is now available in video format on YouTube? Follow us on our YouTube channel for new episode on Thursday at 8pm.

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