What is estate planning and who the heck wants to talk about it when they find out?  Just blogging on the subject of estate planning makes me feel a little creepy.  I mean who wants to not only talk about dying, but planning for it!  But the fact of the matter is that proper estate planning is just as important as investment planning, tax planning, insurance planning, wealth management, etc.  I mean, why bust your hump your whole life to create a decent (or beyond decent) net worth, just to have leave it in shambles for those you love to fight over.  By the way, I don’t use the term “loved ones” lightly.  Money is used by many, many people as an extension of their love.  While we are alive, we provide college educations, pay for memorable weddings for our daughters, donate to our churches or synagogues, help monetarily when disasters strike, etc.  But when we die, if estate planning is done correctly, we leave that legacy through our estate planning.  We ensure our grandchildren get the education or business support to follow and achieve their dreams and make this world a better place.  With proper estate planning, the local hospitals and clinics will have the private funds needed to enhance our communities health and safety.  So, whether you have an extremely small net worth or you are a multi-millionaire (it’s all relative – what we have is very important to each one of us), take some time to do your estate planning.  OK, enough of the Adams family atmosphere, have a good day!  For tips that make estate planning easier, go to this article on Wallet Pop, or check out these videos on our website.