Your Money: Where’s my stuff? Spring cleaning your estate plan

Your Money: Where’s my stuff? Spring cleaning your estate plan

Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb After you’re gone, everything you own becomes your “estate.” This includes your house, car, possessions (even pets), investments, and savings. You need to plan for how these assets are distributed after you’re gone by creating an estate plan. It’s also critical that you maintain a secure document that lets loved ones know how to find your important estate-planning documents and financial-account information when they ne…