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Plain-English definitions for common financial, retirement, and estate planning terms.
A legal naming of who receives an account or policy at death.
A document authorizing someone to act on financial matters for you if you cannot.
A release allowing designated people to receive your medical information.
Court-supervised process to settle an estate and transfer certain assets after death.
A trust that can usually be changed during your lifetime and can help avoid probate when properly funded.
Minimum annual amount that must be withdrawn from certain retirement accounts after a specified age.
Tax basis adjustment of inherited assets to fair market value at death under current law.
The legal form of ownership for an asset (individual, joint, trust, entity, etc.).