• Annual Check-In: Keeping Your End-of-Life Plans Up-to-Date EP 17

  • Jun 4 2024
  • Duración: 10 m
  • Podcast

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Annual Check-In: Keeping Your End-of-Life Plans Up-to-Date EP 17

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  • This episode focuses on an annual check-in to ensure your end-of-life plans are up-to-date. It focuses on the importance of regularly reviewing your foundational documents—wills, trusts, advance healthcare directives, and powers of attorney—to ensure they reflect any life changes and current wishes. Today’s essential question: What are some reasons one should review their foundational end-of-life documents? Episode Highlights: The Importance of Foundational Documents: Santiago emphasizes the need for a will/trust, advance healthcare directives, and power of attorneys as basic foundational documents. Honey reminds listeners that these documents must be reviewed regularly to reflect life changes. Personal Experience: Santiago shares their personal story about realizing their documents were outdated before a trip abroad, highlighting the importance of regular reviews. Discussing the need to update documents after moving to a different state, buying a home, and starting a business. Guidance for New Planners: Honey advises new listeners to start with episodes 6, 7, and 8 for detailed guidance on creating foundational documents. Recommendations on checking state laws for wills or trusts and ensuring beneficiaries and executors are current. Additional Resources: Santiago points listeners to episode 13 for insights on elder law and the importance of accessible advance healthcare directives. Tips on where to keep advance healthcare directives and ensuring prescriptions are correct and accessible. Specific Documents to Consider: Honey discusses the importance of medical and financial power of attorney documents and suggests working with an estate attorney. Universal Advice: Santiago emphasizes that planning is important for everyone aged 18 and above, regardless of current assets or perceived need. Encouragement to take control of one's life and estate to make things easier for family members. Action Steps: Honey and Santiago encourage listeners to find, review, and update their foundational documents. Importance of communicating wishes to loved ones and making arrangements for pets with at least two backups. Conclusion: Final encouragement to take action now for peace of mind and a well-planned legacy. Links Mentioned: Click here to listen to episode 6: Why a Will is Necessary and How to Begin Planning Click here to listen to episode 7: The Benefits of a Trust for End-of-Life Planning Click here to listen to episode 8: POA’s and Medical Directives: Your Legal Toolkit Click here to listen to episode 13: Planning With Clarity: Navigating Elder Law to Secure Peace and Avoid Crisis Subscribe & Follow: Don't forget to subscribe to Thoughtful Planning on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media for updates and more tips on end-of-life planning. Facebook Business Page LinkedIn Business Page Legacy Toolkit Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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