{"id":7127,"date":"2021-10-22T07:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/dominion-securities\/video\/when-should-you-review-your-will-and-estate-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:45:39","slug":"video-when-should-you-review-your-will-and-estate-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/dominion-securities\/video\/when-should-you-review-your-will-and-estate-plan","title":{"rendered":"When should you review your will and estate plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-hero-block rbc-hero-wm  rbc-hero-overlap rbc-hero-overlap-mobile\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row no-gutters\"><div class=\"col-lg-12\"><div class=\"rbc-card rbc-hero-card rbc-hero\"><div class=\"rbc-card-wrap\"><div class=\"rbc-card-body\"><div class=\"rbc-hero-body-content\"><h1 class=\"rbc-hero-title\"><span>When should you review your will and estate plan<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"is-style-hero-subtitle\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-rbc-block rbc-block rbc-block-grey has-block-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"row wrap blockId-07e991f8-321f-40e0-9c08-1a6b2025f291\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-column col-lg-8\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">As a start, many legal professionals generally recommend reviewing your Will or estate plan every 3 to 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<!-- Start of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: 690px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 56%; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<video-js\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"6090722735001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-id=\"6090722735001\" data-account=\"3187797751001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"VBE5DE1mC\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-usage=\"cms:WordPress:6.9.4:2.8.8:javascript\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" class=\"video-js\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontrols   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video-js>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3187797751001\/VBE5DE1mC_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- End of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-column col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-expandable-block rbc-expandable\">\n<div id=\"f77\" class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-expandable-block-title rbc-expandable-trigger rbc-expandable-arrow-wrap\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"f77-content\" data-target=\"f77-content\" data-duration=\"400\" class=\"rbc-expandable-trigger-button\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n<span class=\"rbc-display\" data-open-text=\"View transcript\" data-close-text=\"View transcript\">View transcript<\/span><div class=\"rbc-icon rbc-expandable-arrow rbc-expandable-arrow-right\"><i class=\"rbc-icon-img fal fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"f77-content\" aria-labelledby=\"f77\" class=\"wp-block-rbcwm-expandable-block-content rbc-expandable-content rbc-expandable-content-inner-style content-f77d4db3-b404-44f3-8be8-33d5c3b39b07\"><div class=\"rbc-expandable-content-body\">\n<p>We all know the importance of regular health check-ups, but when was the last time you took a look at your Will or estate plan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it overdue for a check-up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most legal professionals recommend reviewing your plan every 3 to 5 years, and any time you experience a major life event, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A marriage;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The disability of a dependent; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The death of a beneficiary, spouse or executor, to name a few.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a common misconception is that your assets will automatically pass to your surviving spouse in the event of your death. 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