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What you need to know about beneficiaries

You’ve got life insurance in place, you’re saving for retirement and you have a company pension. You appear to have it all together when it comes to your finances, but are your beneficiaries all up to date? If they aren’t, despite all your good planning it could have a detrimental effect on even the most thorough estate plans. Georgia Swan, Tax and Estate Planner with TD Wealth, joins Kim Parlee to talk about the importance of beneficiaries.

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