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Estate Planning

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Definition
asset   valuable thing, person, or quality  
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beneficiary   one who benefits from an estate plan after a person dies  
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charity   non-profit  
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decedent   the deceased  
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estate   real and personal property that one owns  
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estate planning   plan of procedures following the death of someone  
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executor   (personal representative) person named in a will who must carry out the settlement of an estate  
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fiduciary   one entrusted w/ managing an estate (includes executor, guardian, conservator, trustee)  
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gift   lifetime transfer of property w/out receiving a payment  
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guardianship   established by a will  
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guardian   person legally charged w/ caring for a dead one's dependents  
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letter of last instruction   signed letter; detailed assets and liabilities;personal preferences of what to do w/ property; funeral and burial instructions  
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liability   money owed  
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living will   expresses one's wishes regarding prolonging his life by artificial, extraordinary, or heroic measures when death is inevitable  
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opportunity cost   cost of the next best thing in a trade-off  
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personal property   property owned by the deceased person  
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testator   person who makes the will  
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time utility   satisfaction received from time given up  
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trade-off   giving up one thing for another  
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value   belief of what is important to someone  
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will   written document; instructions of the decedent for distribution of the estate  
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