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estate planning

American  
[i-stayt plan-ing] / ɪˈsteɪt ˈplæn ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of deciding in advance how one's property and legal affairs should be handled after one dies or becomes incapacitated.


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Enlist a financial adviser who specializes in retirement and senior estate planning, and talk to friends and family about your wish to move.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

These questions can jump-start a conversation about estate planning, even if your parents don’t want to talk about it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

This question “often opens the door to broader discussions about finances, healthcare decisions, estate planning and family responsibilities,” Viktorin said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Beneficiary-designation mistakes are among the most common and costly errors in estate planning, and they happen to careful planners just as often as careless ones.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Reporter Ben Glickman details how disagreements over estate planning morphed into a bitter succession drama that is now rankling the board of the company Ford forged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

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