Who can be trusted to complete your affairs when you are gone? This is the question all financial advisors should ask, but they often leave that question to an estate attorney. Danielle Miura Even ...

As an executor of an estate, it is all too common to have well-intentioned friends and family members who want to support and care for you offer their opinions and advice. While this can be helpful at ...

Often, being named as an executor happens while you’re still answering condolence messages and planning a funeral. Someone ...

However, you must also choose an executor, the person who will carry out your will's instructions.Choosing the wrong executor ...

Home Retirement Estate Planning Simple Ways to Make Your Executor's Job Less of a Pain Being an executor of an estate isn't easy, so you should do what you can to help them out. It can be as easy as ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

Here are some tips for choosing an executor: Consider your relationship with the person. Often, your surviving spouse or another family member is a good choice, but there could be advantages to ...

When retirement benefits are payable to a decedent’s estate, what unique obligations and opportunities does the executor of the estate have with respect to those benefits? Last month, we looked at the ...

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