What is stewardship?

How did stewardship come about?

Already in feudal times, stewards were used. This was often someone who resided or lived on the estate of the feudal lord. The oldest account of a Dutch steward dates from the year 1313.

Good estate planning is not only about tax law, on the contrary! The most tax-efficient form of inheritance of an estate is important, but you also have to look at the goals of the family, such as supporting the children, a donation to a charity, or a study for the grand- or great-grandchildren. In this way you keep the family wealth and you can offer your offspring a good future. It appears that tax aspects often are predominate, in our opinion this is a form of professional deformation. In many cases it is wrongly assumed that the client is only concerned with minimizing gift and inheritance taxes.