Worth Magazine - Thayer is a monthly contributor to Worth Magazine

Family Matters Column
Too Much Is Never Enough
"Can wealthy individuals resist the temptations that lead to excess?"

Priceless Challenges
"Spoiling your children robs them of the opportunity to learn through struggle."

The Green-Eyed Monster
"Envy destroys relationships and corrodes self-respect. Unfortunately, it also frequently targets the wealthy."

Blind Distrust
"Money paranoia can rob you of the ability to enjoy your friends, family and wealth."

Worth Magazine Articles
Mixed Blessings
"What begins as well-intended standard-setting about family styles and rituals can become a prison for all but the standard-bearer."

The New Generation Gap
"Healthy relationships with adult children reared in affluence require trust, insight-and patience."


Chicago Business Journal
Healing future Paris Hiltons
"She helps heirs deal with the dark side of growing up rich."


Wealth Manager
Fighting the Blue Blood Blues
"Thayer Willis finds that inheriting a fortune doesn't pave the way to money smarts or a meaningful life."


Mary Rowland (Bloomberg Press)
The Truth About Fees
"What's the price of telling the wealthy what they want to know?"


Eric Lawson (Converse Bulletin - Summer 2003)
Is the Grass Really Greener
"Everyone knows about the privileges and opportunities, but financial wealth can be detrimental to all aspects of one's mental, moral, psychological,and emotional well-being."


Mary Rowland (Bloomberg Press)
Easy Come Tough Going
"For those who inherit their wealth, life's material pleasures are there for the taking, but happiness may have to be earned the hard way."


The Gathering (Summer 2003 Issue)
The Good gift of Inheritence
"my goal is to help people find a way to live out their inheritance well."