‘A recent US News and World Report blog succinctly states What you Need to Know About Estate Planning (online at http://www.usnews.com/mobile/blogs/alpha-consumer/2011/9/26/what-you-need-to-know-about-estate-planning.html). Taking excerpts from The Wall Street Journal Complete Estate Planning Guidebook, the author states:
• ‘Everybody needs to think about estate planning’;
• ‘The number one estate planning mistake is not doing anything at all’;
• ‘The safest thing to do’ is to see an estate planning lawyer rather than attempt do-it-yourself planning;
• People should review their estate plans ‘often ‘ at least every two to three years.’
This is a simple yet straightforward article on the importance of estate planning for everyone ‘ and on the need to review existing estate plans frequently.’