Financial Literacy: Estate Planning

An overview on estate planning from the American Bar Association.

American Bar Association’s glossary of terms on estate planning.

A basic overview of estate planning. Includes checklists for organizing an estate plan, as well as a section describing the benefits of estate planning and what happens if there is no estate plan in place at the time of death.

Consumer information on funeral planning from the Federal Trade Commission.

Basic instruction on writing wills from the American Bar Association.

Managing Someone Else's Money guides from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for those named in a power of attorney to make decisions about money and property for someone else.

An overview on revocable trusts from the American Bar Association.

Power of attorney explanation and related information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.