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Asset   Useful or valuable thing, person, or quality  
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Beneficiary   Person or institution who derives benefits from the creation of a trust, proceeds of an insurance policy, bond, or retirement fund when the owner dies. There can be one or more beneficiaries  
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Charity   Non-profit organization  
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Decedent   Person who died  
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Estate   Real and personal property that a person owns  
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Estate Planning   Provides a clear plan for what should happen upon the death of an individual  
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Executor   Person or institution named in a will to carry out the settlement of an estate. This person or institution pays the debts, manages the property and later distributes it according to the provisions of the will. Also known as a Personal Representative  
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Fiduciary   Someone entrusted with managing an estate; includes executor, guardian, conservator and trustee  
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Gift   Lifetime transfer of property without receiving payment  
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Guardianship   Established by a legal document called a wil  
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Guardian   A person legally charged with the duty of taking care of another who, because of age intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his or her own affairs  
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Letter of Last Instruction   A signed letter that provides a detailed inventory of assets and liabilities, describes personal preferences about transfers of many odd pieces of personal property, and contains funeral and burial instructions  
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Liability   Any money that a person owes  
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Living Will   A legal document that expresses a person's wishes regarding prolonging his or her life by artificial, extraordinary, or heroic measures when death is inevitable  
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Opportunity Cost   The value of the next best alternative that must be forgone as a result of a decision  
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Personal Property   Property owned by the deceased individually, such as a car, jewelry, stocks  
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Testator   A man or woman who makes a will  
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Time Utility   Concept that refers to satisfaction received from time given up  
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Trade-Off   Giving up one thing for another  
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Value   A fundamental belief or practice about what is desirable, worthwhile, and important to an individual  
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Will   A written document representing the instructions of the deceased for the distribution of the estate  
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