Six in 10 Adult Children Report Family Conflict Brought on by Inheritance, Wells Fargo Study Finds
Wells Fargo's Wealth & Investment Management unit released its 2026 Wealth Transfer Study, finding that 61% of adult children from affluent families report negative family experiences tied to inherited wealth, versus 29% of parents. The survey of roughly 800 parents and 800 adult children found wide perception gaps: 93% of parents know how much wealth they expect to transfer, but only 54% of children say they know what they will inherit.
Key figures
- Survey parents n
- 817
- Wim client assets
- $2.5 trillion
- Company total assets
- approximately $2.3 trillion
- Survey adult children n
- 787
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