Death, and the financial legacy someone might leave behind after they pass, is not an easy topic to bring up. Perhaps because of that, many people avoid talking about it altogether. An estimated “one-third of Americans say they don’t plan to have the inheritance talk with their family, according to a new study done by financial services company Edward Jones with consulting firm NEXT360 Partners and research firm Morning Consult,” said The Wall Street Journal in a recent report.
But the hard conversations aren’t going to get any easier once everyone involved is no longer there for them. Indeed, said the Journal, “it is important for heirs to hear — when all those involved can still sit at the table — from the older generation why things have been put in place a certain way, no matter how uncomfortable they may be.”
Why is it important not to wait to discuss inheritance?
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