Ep. 37 This Could Happen To You if You Don't Update Your Beneficiaries
Ep. 37 This Could Happen To You if You Don't Update Your Beneficiaries
It is important that you update your beneficiaries at least every other year, but definitely when a life change happens. If you don't do this it could leave unintended consequences should something happen to you.
I give several real life examples of situations I have seen and I'll give you another one. When I was single I put my youngest sister who is 8 years younger as my beneficiary for my 401(k). When I got married I made sure I changed the beneficiary to my wife, but if I hadn't and something happened to me, then my sister would have received that sum. It can be an unintended result and it can be costly to fix, especially if one party isn't interested in working with the other to resolve it.
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