Millennials, It’s Time to Talk Estate Planning With Your Parents

Millennials, It’s Time to Talk Estate Planning With Your Parents

Every generation gets it. some stigma as to how they act as a generation. Some say millennials are selfish and uncaring about the future. They have have gotten a bad rap from a lot of generalized society. As with everything, this theory doesn’t hold water. Millennials continue to get older and can no longer be looked at as children anymore. Lots of millennials are responsible adults now. Some are even moving into their forties. This means that Boomers, also known as their parent’s generation. are also continuing to get older, which means, Millennials may need to begin speaking to their parents, whom are Boomers, about estate planning.

Boomers are at the age when it becomes necessary to have the difficult conversations with them, and the estate planning conversation is one of the most important. This discussion goes further than just conversations about wills and inheritance. It is important to discuss power of attorney, living wills, and even death event planning.

You should discuss wills, trusts, inheritance and any documents needed in regard to those matters. Documents for power of attorney or health care proxy will likely need to be discussed. Also, a living will is very important in the case of your parents being unable to do tasks like pay the bills and other things.

These conversations are not easy and are often uncomfortable and difficult to bring up. One way to help this is to approach estate planning as a way to alleviate anxiety and stress and present the idea to your parents as such.

See Erin Lowry, Millennials, It’s Time to Talk Estate Planning With Your Parents, Bloomberg, December 30, 2020.

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