Assets can include real estate, bank accounts, investment and retirement accounts, annuities, life insurance policies, tangible personal property, automobiles, and digital assets. This includes designating beneficiaries for your retirement accounts and insurance policies. This applies to will-based and trust-based estate plans.
Why is titling important? Failure to properly title assets or to correctly designate beneficiaries can lead to unintended consequences, such as unwanted probate administration, a wrong person benefiting, no asset protection, and unanticipated taxes.