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#208: Well, this could get awkward.\n Your parents and grandparents are aging. (Duh.) You want to have a few important financial conversations with them. It\u2019s time to get the answers to questions like:\n \u201cSo \u2026 are you ready for retirement?\u201d\n \u201cYou\u2019ve been retired for 10 years \u2026 how\u2019s that going? How are your finances looking?\u201d\n \u201cDo you have a will or legal trust? What\u2019s your estate plan situation?\u201d\n \u201cDo you have an advance health care directive?\u201d\n \u201cTo whom have you given your power of attorney?\u201d\n \u201cWhat types of accounts do you have, and how can I -- or someone whom you designate --\xa0 access the passwords if and when the appropriate time comes?\u201d\n These financial conversations are important, but awkward. Most people would rather discuss the news, the weather, or the Kardashians.\xa0\n How do you introduce these conversations to your family? What specific topics should you cover? What documents and other information should you gather? How do you manage these conversations when siblings, half-siblings and step-siblings are involved? What about step-parents? What if your parent lives outside of the U.S. and the laws are different; how should you plan?\n In today\u2019s podcast episode, award-winning personal finance journalist Cameron Huddleston discusses these critical issues.\xa0\n Huddleston has spent nearly two decades writing about money for Kiplinger Personal Finance, the Chicago Tribune, Fortune, USA Today, MSN and more. She\u2019s the author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances.\xa0\n She joins us to discuss how to navigate these tricky family conversations.\n For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/208\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices