Thinking ahead about your future requires careful and complex consideration of a variety of issues. A recent study by Unum shows that many adults find their finances daunting and therefore, forget to take action steps that can help to protect them or their loved ones.
According to this study, around 38% of adults in the United States state that their ability to manage their finances is very poor, poor or average. Another 40% stated that they did not know if they had a life insurance policy or openly acknowledge that they didn’t have one in place.
Given that a top cause of anxiety for many of these survey respondents was thinking about what would happen to their family members should they die unexpectedly; it can be very overwhelming to approach this process on your own.
Scheduling a consultation with an estate planning attorney, however, can help give you clarity on the action steps that are most important to take when thinking about protecting your future and the future of your loved ones.
An estate planning lawyer can help to remove some of the mystique or confusion around the process and give you powerful tools for next steps. Ignoring your opportunities to plan can set you up for failure in the future if something were to happen to you. Knowing the people you can turn to and count on in a time of need is critical; having the estate planning documents to support that is vital as well.