You can be a "good" executor, even though carrying out someone's final wishes from their estate can be challenging.

Who can be trusted to complete your affairs when you are gone? This is the question all financial advisors should ask, but they often leave that question to an estate attorney. Danielle Miura Even ...

However, you must also choose an executor, the person who will carry out your will's instructions.Choosing the wrong executor ...

Often, being named as an executor happens while you’re still answering condolence messages and planning a funeral. Someone ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

When retirement benefits are payable to a decedent’s estate, what unique obligations and opportunities does the executor of the estate have with respect to those benefits? Last month, we looked at the ...

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