Financial Planning Email Newsletter: What can celebrity estate debacles teach the rest of us? (August 7, 2024)

What can celebrity estate debacles teach the rest of us?

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August 7, 2024

By Rob Burgess Reporter

Hello!

The family of late, great singer Aretha Franklin was embroiled in a years-long legal battle over two competing handwritten wills, one of which was found under a couch cushion. Singer Tony Bennett's children are embroiled in a legal feud over his estate. Actor Chadwick Boseman, musician Prince and rapper Tupac Shakur all died without leaving a will.

I recently spoke with several advisors about what these celebrity estate debacles can teach the rest of us about proper planning. Check it out, along with other recent stories below.

As always, thank you for reading. Talk to you next Wednesday!

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