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Why it’s important for every adult to get a will
Here is why you need a will and how to protect what you most cherish after you are gone.
7 min read
Nov 06, 2020
Lena Muhtadi Borrelli has several years of experience in writing for insurance domains such as Bankrate, allconnect, Healthline, Reviews.com, HomeInsurance.com, My Slumber Yard and MyMove. She is a financial expert who previously worked for Morgan Stanley and now specializes in all forms of insurance. Her work has also recently been published on sites like TIME, ADT, Fiscal Tiger, Bankrate, The Simple Dollar and Home Advisor, as well as many other websites and blogs around the world.
Here is why you need a will and how to protect what you most cherish after you are gone.