Colleen serves as a Director of Wealth Planning Strategies for TIAA, where she provides comprehensive wealth transfer, estate and tax planning services for clients with the most complex needs.
Instead of splurging on a vacation, follow these steps.
Parents who leave their children unequal inheritances risk fueling family feuds.
Parents who leave their children unequal inheritances risk fueling family feuds. But strictly equal bequests also can cause resentment.
I have in my safe deposit box a copy of all of my estate planning documents. And on top of that that stack of paper, I have one list that has the location of all my accounts, my account numbers and the contact person with each individual institution. If something happens to me, my sister knows from this piece of paper that she needs to call my advisor Sue at TIAA and she can help her with all of those transitions.
Make sure that they understand why you did what you did. Nobody wants to leave a legacy of family disharmony.