By Ryan Dennin
In desperate times like these everyone is focused on where they can squeeze and extra penny or two. While it may be wise to cut down on trips that take up a lot of gas, or that extra trip to star bucks, it is important to not lose focus on the one thing that is guaranteed to happen. It may sound harsh but everyone will die someday and it is important that an estate plan be completed to ensure the people most important to you are taken care of. The recession may be the ultimate time to take care of the Estate Planning process that so many people have put off for all those years. While writing a sound estate plan may be an added expense it is not something that you don’t want to have in place. The government has a plan for you if you die “inestate” (without a will or trust) and having a plan ensures that YOU make the decisions to what happens to your assets not them. Another important point is putting a plan together for what happens to your assets isn’t an investment that will lose money during this time. It will ensure those items you own are there for the ones you love the most when you pass away. While many people may ignore investing and saving during a recession, an estate plan is not something I recommend passing on during these tough economic times.
Sources:
http://www.michiganestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2009/03/estate-planning-in-a-recession.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dont-Let-a-Recession-Control-Your-Estate-Plan&id=1982625
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