Nice girls talk about estate planning

When you think about the fact that 42% of women are widowed but only 14% of men are widowed, you can see how profoundly estate-planning affects women. This is the main idea behind an excellent article by Deborah Jacobs in http://www.forbes.com/. You should read it if you are a woman, or if you are a man with a wife or daughter. Click here to read the article.

Sisters need to do it for themselves

This new post from http://www.allaboutestates.ca/ talks about estate planning particularly for women. Women make a sub-group of people who need to be involved in proper estate planning because statistically women still outlive men. Click here to read the article for some helpful information.

Managing finances after the loss of your spouse

This brief article from FutureYears.com has some useful tips for looking after your finances after you've become widowed. Click here to read it (you'll have to navigate around a ton of ads to read the article).

Grieving hurts: How loss may affect your mind and body

This is a side of estate planning that doesn't get much press. It needs to be addressed though, as people don't always make the best decisions while they are still in the initial stages of grieving. I see this with people who are widowed, who know they have to re-visit their own Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney, but act too soon. They just end up becoming more stressed. Click on the link below to read the article.

Grieving hurts: How loss may affect your mind and body

Stick to necessary decisions following a death

This article from the Spokesman-Review says that after a loved one dies, you shouldn't make important financial decisions for at least six months, as grief can cloud your judgment. It goes on to talk about the essential decisions that you do have to make, and gives a pretty good checklist of things you need to do. Click here to read the article.