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 ...

Far too many of us put off finalizing estate documents because we get hung-up on one or more decisions where we believe we have less than optimal choices. Over my next few posts, I will provide my ...

What rules to follow - and exceptions, too - for an executor's fee. (pippalou/morguefile.com) Q. My father-in-law passed away three years ago. In his will, he left everything to his two kids. The will ...

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 ...

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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, ...

Consider the hypothetical case of Jessica from Minneapolis, whose father died four years ago. She was entitled to a ...

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