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Another Lesson from Prince’s Death: You May Want to Bank Your DNA

June 21, 2016

Should wealthy individuals putting together their estate plan take DNA tests and keep the results in a secure and admissible chain of custody and, perhaps, keep the DNA results with their will and other estate planning documents?

The answer, at least today, is maybe.

Read more from our Director of Wealth Planning, Melissa Mongtomery-Fitzsimmons, in her recent article in MarketWatch.

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