The Definitive Guide to Protecting Wealth, Lifestyle, and Legacy
Wealth creates exposure. Are you truly protected?
Fortified reveals the hidden vulnerabilities that quietly endanger affluent families — and shows you how to build a modern risk-management strategy that protects not just assets, but lifestyle, reputation, and generational wealth.”
Available in: paperback and Kindle.
Here’s what you’ll discover inside:
How to identify the blind spots in your current coverage that leave your family exposed.
The Four Pillars of Risk Management — a clear framework for deciding which risks to reduce, transfer, avoid, or retain.
Why standard insurance policies fail high-net-worth families — and what to do instead.
Strategies for protecting your reputation, digital presence, and family legacy.
How to work with advisors who truly understand the complexities of affluent family risk.
Fortified Is NOT For:
Those looking for the cheapest insurance policy.
Families who believe their current coverage is "good enough."
Those unwilling to take a strategic approach to risk.
Fortified IS For:
High-net-worth families serious about comprehensive protection.
Individuals who want to understand — not just outsource — their risk strategy.
Wealth advisors, family offices, and attorneys who serve affluent clients.
Anyone building or preserving generational wealth.
Praise For Fortified
Fortified distills complex risk considerations into practical guidance that every affluent family should understand. Ben’s approach is sophisticated, thorough, and refreshingly forward-thinking.
Ben brings a level of clarity and strategic insight to risk management that is rare in the industry. This book reflects that expertise and is an invaluable resource for families seeking to preserve and protect generational wealth.
Working with Ben has transformed the way I think about risk. This book delivers the same clarity, confidence, and proactive approach he brings to every conversation.
About The Author
Benjamin Walker, CPRM, CPRIA
Benjamin Walker is the founder of CIS Private Client, an independent insurance agency specializing in comprehensive protection for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families nationwide. With designations in Certified Personal Risk Manager (CPRM) and Certified Private Risk and Insurance Advisor (CPRIA), Ben has spent his career helping affluent families identify blind spots, challenge outdated assumptions, and build modern risk-management strategies.
Drawing on years of advising successful families across all 50 states, Fortified distills Ben’s consultative approach into a clear framework any reader can apply. He lives in Utah with his wife Amanda and their children.
Ben Walker is a licensed insurance professional. Learn more at: https://mycustominsurance.com
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