Fintech Impact

Summary:In this 89th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Erin Bury, CEO of Willful. Willful allows people to create their personal wills, online for a fraction of the cost of working with an attorney. Erin and Jason discuss the need for a will and power of attorney documents, the psychological reasons behind the majority of people not having a will, and how Willful is working to make that easier for people to deal with. Episode Highlights: ● 00:30: – Erin Bury explains her company Willful. ● 01:00: – How Erin became interested in the issue after her husband’s family member died unexpectedly. ● 01:50: – Jason and Erin discuss the necessity to streamline the process because things like burial wishes and end-of-life plans are taboo subjects no one likes to discuss. ● 03:17: – How and why Erin and her husband pivoted their original startup into the area of online wills. ● 03:43: – Erin’s backgroun