Some services let you designate an emergency access person, which lets him or her request access to your password manager. But, as great as password managers are during your lifetime they are an incomplete solution for managing those affairs after death. Since most of us are guilty of using the same few passwords for all of our accounts, this is a great way to make sure your online accounts and the passwords you use are secure. If you have a password manager whenever you go to a website, you will receive a prompt from your password manager to create a new password or fill the password prompt with the vault-generated password associated with that site. Password managers like LastPass or 1Password generate strong passwords and store them in an online “vault” that can only be accessed via a master password and by verified users. That’s an easy way to get all of your passwords swiped.Īdmittedly making a list of all your online accounts and passwords for the first time is quite a task, but keeping it up to date is easy and your family will thank you one day. You could list them out by hand, create an offline spreadsheet and print it out, use a word doc - whatever you’re most comfortable with.
In fact, we highly recommend it and find many of our clients prefer it.
It may seem old-fashioned but there is nothing wrong with writing down all of your passwords and storing them with your other sensitive documents like your will or trusts. Here’s exactly how to make sharing your passwords after death as easy as possible for your family. Plus, taking the time to set up a list of your online accounts and a good password system is a more secure choice anyway. Imagine having to explain to an account representative at Fidelity Investments that your father died and that’s why you are going through a password recovery! Or being stressed about all of the unnecessary charges that are auto-billing while you are trying to grieve.įortunately, a little bit of work on your end can prevent that from happening. Centralizing and setting up easy ways to share your passwords for all of your online accounts will save your family a lot of time and stress - it’s an important part of any estate plan. It’s weird to think about your Facebook account existing after your death, or your family logging into your Chase Bank Account, but they will eventually have to. It’s not the most fun thing to think about, but an increasingly important part of getting your affairs in order involves figuring out what to do with all your digital assets and online accounts when you die.Īnd what does every account require? A password.
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