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Estate planning determines who inherits an IRA, 401(k), and other retirement accounts. Learn how to ensure that your beneficiaries get the most out of your assets.

Notifying Social Security about a death consists of the following steps: · Report the death by phone or in person. · Review Social Security payments. · Watch for the one-time death benefit. · Arrange ...

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The Government's plan to levy inheritance tax on death benefits has received far less attention than pensions, but could be even more significant to grieving relatives.