{"podcast":{"title":"A Better Way to Money","slug":"a-better-way-to-money-7002484","podcast_index_feed_id":7002484,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/xW0YuakC","website_url":"https://www.northwesternmutual.com/podcast","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/76c84508-e2e0-42c6-bbc2-a5cd29049120/shows/62fc9e2a-5742-4863-8921-74d5bac5ee28/cover-art/original_dea82c43add8e59dd0697e96a6549977.jpg","author":"Northwestern Mutual","episode_count":23,"summary":"Saving, spending, investing, splurging—money touches everything, and right now it can feel like the world is moving too fast to make a confident move. A Better Way to Money, from Northwestern Mutual, brings in top industry experts to help you cut through the noise, find your financial blind spots, and make moves that actually fit who you are and where you're headed. Because the right time to make a plan isn't later—it's now. That's A Better Way To Money.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-better-way-to-money-7002484"},"episode":{"title":"Why Everyone Over 18 Needs an Estate Plan","slug":"why-everyone-over-18-needs-an-estate-plan","published_at":"2024-10-17T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-better-way-to-money-7002484/why-everyone-over-18-needs-an-estate-plan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-better-way-to-money-7002484","url":"https://www.northwesternmutual.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/10c27c/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/76c84508-e2e0-42c6-bbc2-a5cd29049120/episodes/eaf01cd6-2b64-4e47-9cbd-bba9c410c892/episode.mp3","summary":"Estate planning might seem like something only for the rich and famous, but it’s a key part of any financial plan. As you grow your assets—and especially as kids enter the picture—estate planning helps to ensure that those assets will go to who you want, when you want. In this episode, Cody Barbo, founder of Trust & Will, explains what an estate plan is and why it’s so important to have one. Then Kelley Daugherty, an advanced planning senior attorney at Northwestern Mutual, shares what can happen if you don’t have an estate plan, how to get started, and more. Listen to this episode and more on our website: https://www.northwesternmutual.com/life-and-money/why-everyone-needs-an-estate-plan/ Download the Estate Planning Checklist: https://www.northwesternmutual.com/assets/pdf/estate-planning-checklist.pdf Connect with A Better Way to Money® on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a-better-way-to-money-podcast/posts/?feedView=all","meta_description":"Estate planning might seem like something only for the rich and famous, but it’s a key part of any financial plan. As you grow your assets—and especially…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-better-way-to-money-7002484/episodes/why-everyone-over-18-needs-an-estate-plan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-better-way-to-money-7002484/why-everyone-over-18-needs-an-estate-plan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}