There are ways around this in the UK system, however. It's probably the same case in the US. The short of it is you transfer the wealth well before (15-20 years

There are ways around this in the UK system, however. It's probably the same case in the US. The short of it is you transfer the wealth well before (15-20 years) the death occurs, thus there is no inheritance. This was used recently by an MP. That being said I agree with your thoughts, however: > How many fourth generational heirs do we see among America’s wealthiest billionaires? Essentially zero. This is probably true but I'd like to ask the question: how many of them simply inherit a lot of money without any of the fame associated with it, and just go unnoticed? I've met such a person, actually. EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-36009963 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-36009963 - this is what I was thinking about.