(published in NYTimes.com, April 15, 2008)
This is the dilemma faced by Michael, a 31-year-old who will soon inherit a large sum of money.
For reasons that the truly wealthy will immediately understand, Michael has been advised to set up a foundation. “I have to donate about $70 million over the next decade,” he laughs. “Or maybe it’s $50 million. I can never remember.”