Estate Planning from a Woman’s Perspective There was a time when - TopicsExpress



          

Estate Planning from a Woman’s Perspective There was a time when the words women and estate planning was never mentioned in the same sentence. This dynamic has shifted substantially in the past five decades. What wasn’t as quick to catch up with the times, was the number of men who opted to name someone other than their wives as financial powers of attorney. For that matter, they didn’t name their wives in a medical power of attorney, either. It was not about insulting their wives, but rather, it was just the way things occurred. Wives and their delicate psyches weren’t supposed to worry about such unpleasantries as finances and medical care. These days, of course, there are very few remnants of that mindset and in fact, women today have very different needs and preferred outcomes when it comes to their own estate planning. That’s not to say estate planning is more important for women. However, women historically outlive their male counterparts and when they marry, i
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 15:41:40 +0000

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