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Topics and Learning Objectives
Explore the purpose of estate planning and how it may be used to secure your future.
After completing this sequence, learners will be able to:
- Understand the process, documents, and best practices for estate planning and communicating wishes.
- Explain important terms to know in the estate planning process.
- Identify the differences between a will and a trust
- Describe different types of trusts.
- Understand how to contribute to your healthcare choices in case of incapacitation.
- Identify special family considerations during the estate planning process.
- Determine the taxes that may be levied against your estate.
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Anyone with assets, dependents, or specific wishes for how they want to be taken care of in old age should consider estate planning. Putting off these decisions can cause unnecessary stress during what is already a difficult time for your loved ones.
Learn how to start planning, with insights around:
- Why you should consider an estate planning strategy
- The differences between wills and trusts and the different options available
- Considerations that should be discussed during the estate planning process
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Topic List
- 401(K) Plans
- 529 Plans
- Annuities
- Becoming A Financial Caregiver
- Benefits of a Credit Union
- Building Emergency Savings
- Buying a Home
- Car Loans
- Certificates Of Deposit (CDs)
- Checking Accounts
- Considering Homeownership
- Creating A Budget
- Credit Cards
- Credit Scores And Reports
- Debt Management
- Developing A Business Plan
- Estate Planning
- Expectations Of A Financial Caregiver
- Family Conversations About Money
- FIRE Lifestyle
- Health Savings Accounts
- Healthy Financial Habits
- How Businesses Obtain Credit
- How Businesses Use Credit
- Identity Protection
- Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
- Investment Property
- Mindful Living
- Mobile And Online Banking
- Mortgage Relief
- Mortgages
- Paying For College
- Planning For A Financial Caregiver
- Planning For Retirement
- Prepaid Cards
- Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
- Preventing Overdraft Fees
- Reporting Elder Financial Abuse
- Reverse Mortgages
- Savings Accounts
- Shopping For Insurance
- Small Business Banking Services
- Small Business Financial Statements
- Sustainable Investing
- Taxes: The Basics
- Understanding Your Student Loan
- Wealth Transfer
- When To Collect Social Security