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Since the sudden passing of my father, I’ve been thinking a lot about digital assets and what becomes of them. UK firm I Will Solicitors has produced an interesting infographic about this very topic. I’m sharing here in case others are wondering about the same thing. Turns about that our digital assets have significant value and that after a loved one passes it can often be difficult for their family to access this to protect private information and data.
Even though we are spending significantly more time using digital platforms for everything from banking through to personal administration and sensitive correspondence, this is an area that few people are thinking of accounting for in their estate planning. I hope this infographic helps people better understand what their digital assets are and how to manage them in 2020 and beyond (not the GREAT beyond, just the normal one).

Thank you so much for this, Nicholas. It is an extremely important post. I’ve been thinking about a few of these things myself, but this makes it clear, and the importance of it.
I’ll be reblogging shortly.
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Thank you, Viv! So glad you found it useful 🙂
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An aspect of modern life that is so often overlooked. Thanks for a timely reminder, Nicholas. (Shared on Twitter)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Many thanks for sharing, Pete!
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Important message from Nicholas
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Excellent post. I hadn’t thought of some of that.
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Same here! It’s only after my father’s passing that some of things have started occurring to me…
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My condolences, Nicholas. You gave me a lot to think about here.
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Thank you, Jan. I’m glad you found it useful!
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I’m so sorry to hear about your father’s passing, Nicholas. My mom passed away about two years ago, and I know how challenging all this can be. Dad used to handle all of the financial aspects during their marriage, but it made things far more complicated when he died a decade before Mom.
As much as people don’t like to think of things like this, her passing was made easier because they had all of their wishes spelled out clearly. It’s tough enough when you’re grieving without having to make tough decisions, guessing what your loved ones want.
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That is so true, Pete. I’ve been dealing with this on a daily basis for the past two months.
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Thanks very much for this information, Nicholas: it’s something I will need to take care of, sooner rather than later, if I can fight the inclination to procrastination 😉 Cheers, Jon.
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We all need to, Jon! I’m as guilty of procrastination as you 🙂
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Having recently had to sort out my late mother’s estate, and despite most of it not being digital, it made me very aware that nobody would be able to access my many accounts. As a consequence, I’ve written them all my details down in an address book, totally against all the usual advice that you shouldn’t ever keep a physical record of your passwords in case someone steals them. But what alternative do we have? There has to be a record somewhere!
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You know, I once started a startup to take care of that. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any funding 😦
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People really don’t like looking ahead – a bit like having a will in place, so many people avoid it.
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Human nature, I guess. I’m as guilty of it as the next person, so I’m not judging here 🙂
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