Should You Tell Your Kids What's In Your Estate Plan?

<p>“Here's a question for every parent listening today:</p><p>Do your children know what's in your estate plan?</p><p>Not whether you <b>have</b> a trust.</p><p>Do they know who you've put in charge?</p><p>Do they know what happens when you're gone?</p><p>Do they know where your documents are?</p><p>Do they know who to call?</p><p>And here's the uncomfortable one:</p><p><b>Do they know what they're going to inherit?</b></p><p>Some of you are probably thinking, ‘Absolutely. My kids know everything.’</p><p>Others are thinking:</p><p><b>‘None of their darn business. It's my money.’</b></p><p>And you know what?</p><p>There are reasonable arguments on both sides.”</p><p>That's today's show.</p><p><b>How much should your children know about your estate plan before you're gone?</b></p>