Want to make things easier for your loved ones? Find out how naming a bank account beneficiary can simplify the access to your funds after you’re gone.

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Four years ago she added my name to her checking and savings accounts and added me as the beneficiary on her pension and IRA.

Q. I am a widow with three sons. The new account lady at my bank strongly recommends that I put my son’s name on my bank account so he can write checks if necessary and so the account doesn’t have to ...

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