"Everyone knows you should write a will," says Dan Stickel, CEO of EstateExec. "And everyone knows that in the will you nominate someone to serve as your executor, someone you trust to faithfully ...

As our population ages, more people are taking on the role of executor of a loved one’s estate. For most of us, that means starting at square one, and asking what an executor actually does. Sara ...

If you’re already juggling work or live far away, think carefully about whether you can realistically commit. “You should insist on reviewing the will in advance,” Bowe adds. “Look at the scope of ...