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Generational Wealth Specialists
GENERATIONAL WEALTH SPECIALISTS is an SEC-registered investment adviser. It has 1 employee and 1 investment adviser. The firm advises clients on investment...
Generational Wealth Specialists
GENERATIONAL WEALTH SPECIALISTS is an SEC-registered investment adviser. It has 1 employee and 1 investment adviser. The firm advises clients on investment matters.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2004
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Louisville
Corporate office
Louisville, KY, United States
Principals
Frankie K. Wainwright Jr.
Founder & Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Generational Wealth Specialists source clients for its legacy planning practice?
The firm sources primarily through educational workshops on asset protection and legacy planning directed at business owners and accredited investors. These sessions function as both community outreach and a pipeline for new client engagements. Referrals from regional CPA firms and estate attorneys in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee form the second major origination channel. The firm does not advertise broadly, relying instead on the reputation of founder Frankie Wainwright Jr. within mid-south business circles.
What is GenWealth Legacy Trust and when was it established?
GenWealth Legacy Trust is an affiliated legal entity the firm established in 2019, per public record. It is structured to consolidate multi-generational family asset transfers and streamline administrative duties across trust vehicles. The trust acts as a central holding entity for family limited partnership interests, life insurance trusts, and real estate held for the benefit of successive generations, reducing the administrative drag that typically complicates long-term inter-generational planning.
Does Generational Wealth Specialists participate in fund commitments or operate only through direct structures?
The firm does not operate as a traditional fund-of-funds allocator. Its deployment vehicles are predominantly direct: family limited partnerships, private real estate holdings, and privately placed insurance structures. Capital is routed into these direct entities rather than into third-party commingled funds. The advisory model emphasizes vehicle construction — forming the right legal and tax wrapper — over manager selection.
What investment structures does the firm use to discount taxable estate values?
Generational Wealth Specialists employs family limited partnerships to achieve valuation discounts on gifted interests for estate and gift tax purposes. By transferring minority, non-controlling interests to junior generations, the firm applies lack-of-control and lack-of-marketability discounts documented under IRS guidelines. GRATs and irrevocable life insurance trusts serve as supplementary tools to capture asset appreciation outside the taxable estate.
Which geographies does Generational Wealth Specialists serve, and does it have offices outside Kentucky?
The firm's sole office is in Louisville, Kentucky. Its client base, however, spans the surrounding region, with meaningful concentrations in Indiana and Tennessee. Publicly available business registry information confirms no branch offices or satellite locations. The firm does not appear to pursue clients beyond this mid-south corridor, maintaining a concentrated regional footprint.
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