032.  Today’s guest is David Edey.  David is a Certified Executor Advisor and author of The Executor Help book.  He opens up about his own estate nightmare that he dealt with when his parents passed, and why he decided to write his book to help others.  We discuss the challenges and struggles he faced with settling his parents estate and cover mistakes that he as well as his parents made.  We discuss what is an estate plan, and the reasons why everyone should have one, as it is not just for the rich or wealthy.  We talk about how digital assets form part of the estate plan.

We dive into what factors we, as parents, should consider when selecting an executor for our estate, and when it makes sense to consider obtaining a professional third-party.  We discuss the importance of involving our kids in conversations about our estate.  And the critical importance of having an up-to-date will, especially to make sure we have a say as to who is raising our kids, in the event something happens to us.  

We also cover practical tips on what we can do to make it easier on our executors, while we are still here, and talk about some of the key professionals an executor may need to engage to settle the estate.

Show notes and more at:

https://moneydadpodcast.com/session032