Tuesday 11 July 2017

Essential Financial decisions required by Your Parents to take in their Old Age

Make a Will

 There are 8 essential financial decisions you should help your parents with in their old age before it is too late.

Joint accounts

Ensure that your parents have a joint accounts in the bank, if one passes away the account will remain functional for some time. Cheques can be issued and transaction can take place till the time the account is closed and new one is not opened. 

Appoint nominees

The sum can be transferred with the help of a death certificate and identity or residence proof is it a bank account for insurance or investment having a nominee. In the absence of a nominee, the interests go to legal heirs which desires a valid will and in its absence, a succession certificate.

Make a will

To reduce the hassles for survivors get your parents to make a will today considerably. Make a list of the assets and the people to whom these are to be passed on. In its absence, there is an uninteresting, long-winded process of authenticating legal heirs through succession certificate and identity proofs.

Sort documents

Your parents should sort out all the financial documents in separate, marked folders under various heads and keep them in a secure place that is available to the spouse or a family member.

List creditors & debtors

Make a list of all the liabilities which include home, car or personal loans and credit card payments. Even add another list where the names of all the friends, family members or associates who incur money to your parents. Generally, the money lent is written off by the debtors if there is no such record to keep a track of it.

Keep spouse in the loop

Generally, women have little idea about the financial dealings and are left in the lean if the husband passes away. So ensure that the mother is confidential to all the financial decisions, documents and investments at all times, exclusively in the old age.

Note all passwords

Most financial dealings in these days are digital not having access to e-mail, bank account or mutual fund account can delay with all the Given that most financial dealings are digital these days, not having access to e-mail, bank account or mutual fund account can delay all the action ceaselessly. Your parents should note down all the passwords and save it in a secure place.

Know the names

You can run into the never-ending delays while acquiring the documents if the parent’s name in the hospital doesn’t match with the one in official records. The hospital may refuse to exemption the papers for procuring a death certificate in such a case. So ensure that you know the name used in the official records like in the Aadhaar card or PAN card.

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