A good estate plan aligns your assets with your life and your legacy. Find out how we make that happen in this Q&A with LNWM Senior Director Lee-Norah Sanzo, a passionate advo
LNWM CEO Kirsten Bauer was recently interviewed by the private equity firm the Rosemount Investment Group on LNWM’s approach to managing family wealth. Given Kristen’s lo
We are thrilled to report that on January 1, 2022, Laird Norton Wealth Management (LNWM) joined forces with San Francisco-based Wetherby Asset Management (WAM), creating a fir
As a single parent during the pandemic, my mind often wandered to what happens to my teenagers should something happen to me. With whom and where will they live? How and when
Having grown steadily along with the Seattle area, Laird Norton Wealth Management (LNWM) was recently ranked as the largest independent wealth management firm based in Washing
Both US tax rates and interest rates could be significantly less favorable in the coming decade, especially for high-net-worth households. This makes the benefits of a trust e
As someone who has been administering Special Needs Trusts (SNTs) for more than 25 years, most of them at the Laird Norton Trust Co., I get many questions on this topic. Qui
A new era is starting at Laird Norton Wealth Management: This Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, we officially merged with Filament LLC, a wealth advisory firm that fully shares our commi
A successful family business can grow monumentally over time. In fact, about a third of Fortune 500 companies are family controlled, including Walmart, Ford Motor Company and