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Wills, trusts, beneficiaries, powers of attorney, probate, inheritance, and end-of-life costs. Decide who gets what while the decision is still yours.
The beneficiary form on your 401(k), IRA, or life insurance decides who gets that money, no matter what your will says. Pull up every form this week, confirm each primary and backup name, and set a reminder to check them again every few years and after any marriage, divorce, or birth.
For parents, a will is less about money than about people. It’s where you name who would raise your children and who would manage anything they inherit. If anyone depends on you, write a will this month, however little you own.
For decades, buying life insurance meant paperwork, a paramedic visit to draw blood, and weeks of waiting to learn whether you were approved and at what price. That friction became the single biggest reason people who needed coverage never got…
If you don’t have anything saved when you die, how do you ensure your death doesn’t create a financial burden for your survivors? That’s where burial insurance comes in. Also known as final expense insurance, this type of whole life…
Coping with the death of a family member is always hard. But if that person dies intestate — without a will — it can be an absolute nightmare. Their nearest relatives may need to spend months sorting out the estate…
No one knows what will happen after they die. What we can control, at least to some extent, is what happens to our worldly possessions after we’re gone. That’s what estate planning is for. And it’s where technology-assisted estate planning service…
If you were born in the latter part of the 20th century, you’re part of the largest generation of Americans in history: millennials. And while millennials have diverse needs and desires, some truisms in life hold for every adult, regardless…
Dying intestate — without an estate plan — leaves behind a nightmare for your loved ones. It ties them up in probate court trying to sort out your estate, often for years. That legacy of chaos and contention is the…
There is one guarantee in life that none of us can escape: We will all die someday. If we’re lucky enough, we’ll do this when we’re old, slipping peacefully away in our sleep, but inevitably, it will happen to each…
The death of a family member or loved one is a difficult time for anyone. The last things you want to think about are the next practical and legal steps. While many of these steps are simple, some can be…
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