Estate Planning is about ensuring that there is a plan for what happens to you, your belongings, your children, and your assets after you pass on or become incapacitated. Whether you have millions in assets or are living on a pension, having an estate plan is crucial to making sure you leave behind a legacy that is respectful and deserving of you and your family.
Read MoreAn often-overlooked aspect of estate planning that is becoming more and more relevant each day is the handling of your social media, email, and other online accounts.
While we don’t have a true “digital afterlife” as depicted in Amazon’s new show Upload (not yet at least), your online accounts contain a treasure trove of personal information, data, photos and other valuable assets such as digital downloads, reward points, credit vouchers, cash, and cryptocurrency.
Unless you proactively plan for these digital accounts, your online life, after death, might continue indefinitely in ways you didn’t envision - with no one having any power to change it.
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