What Will Be Your Legacy? Why Should You Care?

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What would your legacy be? And why should you care?

I attended a friend's funeral lately. He was someone who was more like a dad to me. His death reminded me of my dad's death. After a long battle with Alzheimer's, my dad passed away about seven years ago.

He was 87. He got married much later in life and had kids at a stage when most people would be dealing with teenagers.

Death often reminds me of the kind of legacy I would leave behind.

What I remember most about my dad:

• He was instrumental in inspiring me toward a career in finance.
• He gave me a love for economics, and I could easily unpack its concepts.
• My dad was the most positive person I have met in my life.
• He was an amazing cook. Sometimes, when he returned from work, he would wear his long-sleeved shirt and dress pants in an apron to help with the cooking.
• His relationship with my mother was rocky for the first half of their marriage. But something changed within him when I was a teenager, and he became a very devoted husband in the second half of their marriage. So I am glad they stuck it out.
• My dad was kind. He would give the shirt off his back to a…