Key Takeaways | Estate Planning 101
Estate planning is about maintaining control and addressing key questions about what happens if you die, live a long time and need help making decisions, or get dementia.
Everyone should have an estate plan, regardless of the size of their assets.
The consequences of not having an estate plan include family disputes and unwanted distribution of assets.
Episode Notes:
In this episode, you will learn the importance of estate planning and the need for having an estate plan. Estate planning is about maintaining control.
We will answer these three key questions:
- What happens if you die?
- What happens if you live a long time and need help making legal, financial, or healthcare decisions?
- What happens if you get Dementia?
It’s important that everyone have an estate plan, regardless of how much money or assets they have.  I also point out the consequences of not having an estate plan.  Those consequences include increased family disputes and people getting your assets that you do not want to have them.
You will also learn about the three essential documents in estate planning:
- A durable financial power of attorney,
- An Advanced Directive for Healthcare, and
- A Last Will and Testament.
As the episode wraps up, I emphasize the importance of creating an estate plan tailored to achieve your specific goals and objectives.
Notable Moments:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:58) What is Estate Planning?
(02:02) Three Questions of Estate Planning
(04:24) Importance of Having an Estate Plan
(05:45) Consequences of Not Having an Estate Plan
(09:12) The Need for Documents in Estate Planning
(12:09) Three Essential Documents
(20:16) The Role of a Will
(23:47) Summary and Conclusion