{"id":2884,"date":"2021-03-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/insights\/the-wealthy-barber-why-your-digital-assets-should-be-part-of-your-estate-plan\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T10:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:11:26","slug":"the-wealthy-barber-why-your-digital-assets-should-be-part-of-your-estate-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/insights\/the-wealthy-barber-why-your-digital-assets-should-be-part-of-your-estate-plan","title":{"rendered":"Why your digital assets should be part of your estate plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<!-- Start of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\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=\"6208469009001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-id=\"6208469009001\" 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\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-disclaimer\">This video is part of a three-part estate planning series to help you plan for the details not         commonly addressed among Canadians. 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