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Your Beneficiary Designation vs. Your Will: Which One Controls?

Your Beneficiary Designation vs. Your Will: Which One Controls?

by Amy Refeca | Jun 17, 2021 | Estate Planning, Insurance, Last Will & Testament

Beneficiary designations v. Your will. Can your beneficiary designations change what you have in your will? NO. Can your will change your beneficiary designations? NO. When you die, you cannot own anything.  That is the general way to approach how you pass on your...
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