Dr. Tom Deans is not only a gifted story-teller who has entertained audiences around the world he is the most requested estate planning speaker in the world.

From Billionaires in Switzerland to farmers in Brazil, millions of copies of Tom’s books have helped families think, talk and plan for the orderly transfer of family wealth. He clearly loves a challenge because in North America alone, more than 250 million adults have no legal will or have badly out-dated documents. It’s an urgent problem when you consider that $3 Billion is inherited every day, leaving most families in chaos, or worse, fighting in court. Litigation lawyers have been laughing all the way to the bank.
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That’s why Tom has made it his mission to help families talk about wealth in a new way and to put these lawyers out of business -- they are not big fans of his book. Fortunately many others are.

The extraordinary success of his family wealth trilogy has also made him the best-selling estate-planning author of all-time.  Much of Tom’s publishing success is owed to his prolific speaking career. His research and insights have been delivered to clients of the world’s largest wealth management, insurance, accounting and legal firms.

His books have been recommended by The New York Times, Forbes and The Globe and Mail. Married for 37 years to his wife Laurie, they live in a secluded forest in the beautiful Hockley Valley. Much to the relief of his two adult children, Tom’s dog “Zen” will not be inheriting his estate (watch Tom’s video on Leona Helmsley).