Don’t ask me to trust him!

Don’t ask me to trust him!

Cynthia looked at the wall clock for the umpteenth time, willing time to fly. Barely 15 minutes into the one-hour counselling session, she was exasperated already. Much as she loved her job as a marriage/relationship counsellor, there were those days and those couples capable of making her rethink her career choice. The Gregorys were on the top of that list. How they manage to stay married is nothing short of a miracle. Mrs Gregory disbelieves everything her husband says, certain he has coloured the truth, at best. Mr Gregory was tired of being perpetually labelled a liar. If only his wife would trust him!

Before you label Mrs Gregory an unrepentant doubting Thomas, take a sneak peek into her experience with lying men.

The trail commenced with her father who persistently lied to her mother that he had an active textile business in Lome, Togo. He would go for days and return with goodies for the family. They only realised he was a car smuggler after he lost his life in a gun battle with Customs officials. Her uncle also made empty promises to take care of her and her siblings. She ended up hawking on the streets after the Uncle took away everything her father left behind for them. Kunle, the love of her youth could never be caught telling the truth and Ben, the sales boy she employed when her provision store started to thrive would effortlessly triumph at any lying competition.

To cap it up, Mr Gregory had also lied to her. That one time, when he told her he was off to a business meeting whereas he was actually hanging out with the boys. If not for Pat, his loud-mouthed friend who asked how he was coping with the hang over after last night’s fun, she would never have known the truth about her husband’s whereabouts the previous night. He says he only lied that one time, but who can tell? Who knows what else he has been lying about? Heaven forbids that she trusts a lying man.

Cynthia smiled inwardly, the one hour was almost over. Mrs Gregory had managed to draw her husband into a shouting match with her unmasked disregard for his words, using up all the time. Finally managing to get in a word, Cynthia introduced them to the trust creed. She had come up with a trust creed when she observed that majority of the marriages brought before her fundamentally suffered from lack of trust.

Who can blame them really, trust is one of those things everyone gives sparingly.

Every time someone demands your trust, you weigh them to determine their integrity level. Previous actions and the opinion of other people about them often inform the decision to place or withdraw your Trust.  This explains why people are often wary of committing their estate to an organisation. It is the fear that everything you have gathered over the years will be mishandled or carted away. However, is it not more relaxing to commit your affairs to a tested and trusted organisation with a verifiable track record and strict regulation than to leave it to the hands of fate? Think about it!

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A rewarding investment…

A rewarding investment…

They say August is the month of new beginnings. Well, maybe it is. August is however also holiday month for a lot of people. It is the time to travel with the children, put them in summer camps or have those schooling abroad come home for some family time. While occupying children during the holiday requires a bit of planning and budgeting, August more importantly heralds a new school year for your child’s education.

Yes, we are relieved the kids are returning to school, but we are also aware of the financial commitment that will accompany the new school year. In less than a month, school fees, hostel fees and other educational levies must be paid. If we are at that stage where the kids are going off to university or secondary school next year, we may want to start planning now. It is never early to start planning for the years ahead. You might want to buy property in the country where you would like your children to school or put funds away for the years ahead.

Although you might not consider it as such, but the thousands of Dollars/Pounds or millions of Naira you shell out regularly to finance your child’s education is in every way an investment. It is an investment in your child’s ambition, a deposit made into their future. While the returns may not be measurable in currency notes, this investment is by all means the most rewarding of your investments and should not be handled with levity.

An investment of such great magnitude deserves to be protected in every way possible. It is important that regardless of the turn of events, your child is able to get the quality of education you desire for him/her.

Whatever stage your child is on the education ladder, a Trust is extremely beneficial. You could want to build up funds for your child’s education in the future or ensure continuity of the same quality of education in the face of unforeseen circumstances. There is so much you can benefit from setting up a Trust.

Wondering what a Trust entails and how it can benefit you particularly? Talk to us today, let us collaborate with you to map out a fool-proof plan to finance their education and secure your children’s future.

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Don’t ask me to trust him!

Don’t ask me to trust him!

Cynthia looked at the wall clock for the umpteenth time, willing time to fly. It was barely 15 minutes into the one-hour counselling session and she was already exasperated. Much as she loved her job as a marriage/relationship counsellor, there were those days and those couples capable of making her rethink her career choice. The Agbabiakas were on the top of that list. How they manage to stay married is nothing short of a miracle. Mrs Agbabiaka disbelieves everything her husband says, certain he has coloured the truth, at best. Mr Agbabiaka is tired of being perpetually labelled a liar. If only his wife would trust him!

Before you label Mrs Agbabiaka an unrepentant doubting Thomas, you might want a sneak peek into her history. Her father started the trail when he persistently lied to her mother that he had an active textile business in Lome. He would go for days and return with goodies for the family. It was only after his life was cut short in a Customs shoot-out that they realised he was a smuggler. Her uncle reinforced the lying trend with the empty promises he made to take care of her and her siblings. She ended up hawking on the streets after he took away everything her father left behind for them. Kunle, the love of her youth too could never be caught telling the truth and Ben, the sales boy she employed when her provision store started to thrive would effortlessly triumph at a lying competition.

To cap it up, Mr Agbabiaka had also lied to her, that one time, when he told her he was off to a business meeting when he was actually hanging out with the boys. If not for Gregory, his loud-mouthed friend who asked how he was coping with the hang over after last night’s fun, she would never have known. He says he only lied that one time, but who can tell? Who knows what else he is lying about? Heaven forbids that she trusts a lying man.

Trust! That thing everyone gives sparingly. Every time someone demands your trust, you weigh them to determine their integrity level. Previous actions and the opinion of other people about them often inform your decision to place or withdraw your Trust. That is why we are confident to demand your Trust. It is because we can boast of a track record of keeping our word.  It is because of the clients whose children could complete their education because they Trusted us. It is because of the numerous assets we have successfully managed for tons of people and our consistency at delivering on the wishes of our clients. Setting up a Trust  means you trust us to manage your assets, preserve your legacy, protect your loved ones, and follow your wishes to the letter.

Wondering what will happen to your assets should anything happen to you? Want to ensure a seamless transition of your assets to those you love without any hassle? Looking for a fool proof way to preserve your legacy and manage your estate?

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