Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Coordinated Beneficiary Designations With Your Will 

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If it’s been years since you drafted or last updated your will, it likely references many of your existing assets, such as retirement plan accounts and life insurance policies. You also have paperwork on file with the applicable financial institutions. It’s possible that you have modified one of these documents after life events such as …