Your house, children, jewelry and art, these are all the typical items a person will think about when planning their Estate. However, what is often forgot about is a person’s digital assets. In a report on digital assets, Kimberly Whaley , defines digital assets as digital photos, word and […]
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Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets: Smart Planning for Your Digital Demise
[ NOTE: I wrote the first version of this article in 2010. The article was one of the earliest practical articles on digital estate planning and, in its own way, was influential. It is also one of many of my articles that can no longer be found on the […]
Why you Need to Start Thinking About your Digital Estate Plan
Joan Mitchell in her studio in Vétheuil, France, 1983. Photo by Robert Freson, Joan Mitchell Foundation Archives. © Joan Mitchell Foundation By Natalie Koza and Eleni Demestihas Traditionally, when someone died, their executor would follow a standard process to settle their estate: locate the will, go through file cabinets […]
21st Century Considerations for Estate Planning: Digital Assets
Image by FamZoo Staff, via Flickr Why do I need an estate plan? The answers can be as varied as the individuals who pose the question. Reasons often mentioned include preserving assets, protecting beneficiaries and reducing death taxes. Certainly, the purpose of the core document of any estate plan, […]
How to Protect Your Digital Assets
Did you know the average American has $55,000 in digital assets? That’s something definitely worth including in your estate plan. Here’s how to get started. Getty Images If you have a normal corporate job and don’t own a website, you may be thinking you don’t have to worry about […]