By Bill Tatro
When it comes to wills, most people procrastinate. They say, "I’ll get to that later,"
"I don’t have enough money to worry about," or "It’s way too
expensive." Most recently a colleague of mine quoted an appalling
statistic - appalling because for over 30 years I have been calling out to
America through radio, television, newspapers, seminars and the Internet, to
get their legal/financial affairs in order. The statistic he quoted was that in
2014, 72% of all the deceased in America passed away without so much as a
simple will. Was he accurate? I have no reason to believe he wasn’t
but if even only half of his statistic was true, the number is stunning. The
reality is that procrastination is a decision - to allow the government, the
courts and attorneys to determine the what, who and how of the distribution of
your assets and even the guardianship of your children. [more...]
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