BILLIONAIRE LEGACY ISSUE

Larger Than Life
The ancient concept of ethical wills is being updated for the tech generation.

By Tara Wilkinson

The most painfully finite commodities in human experience must surely be the stories and values of your loved ones once they’re gone. That may be why a new type of production firm is gaining traction; those in the business of producing ethical wills. Unlike a financial or a living will, an ethical will, in the form of a book or film, can be handed down through generations of a family indefinitely, passing on wisdom, expressions of love, memories, values, and simply reflections of life experiences from older family members to descendants.