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Personal Resource Locator for Finances

Personal Document Locator

Please keep in a secure location.

This Personal Document Locator is simply a detailed list of where you store your important records and papers and who your primary advisors and contacts are. This list will assist your loved ones in the event of your death or disability. Keep this list at home along with your other important documents, and make sure a trusted family member knows where it is, or provide a copy to the family member, your executor, and/or your attorney.

Remember to update your Personal Document Locator at least once a year to ensure its accuracy.

Part A — Personal Information
Name (first, middle, last)
Street Address
City, State, ZIP Code
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Place of Birth

 

Part B — Personal Contacts
Attorney
Name Firm Name
Address City, State, ZIP
Phone Number(s)
Tax Preparer
Name Firm Name
Address City, State, ZIP
Phone Number(s)
Insurance Agent
Name Company Name
Address City, State, ZIP
Phone Number(s)
Financial Advisor
Name Company Name
Address City, State, ZIP
Phone Number(s)

 

Part B continued — Online Accounts
Website Address (URL) Username Password
Notes

 

Part C — Location Key
Specify the location(s) where you keep your documents (e.g., home, office, safe, safe-deposit box). For each item in Part D, check the number that corresponds to the correct location.
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4
Location 5

 

Part D — Important Documents 1 2 3 4 5
 

Will

 

Durable Power of Attorney

 

Health-Care Directives

 

Trust Agreements

 

Birth Certificate

 

Social Security Card

 

Marriage Certificate

 

Military Papers

 

Adoption Papers

 

Part D continued 1 2 3 4 5
Divorce/Separation Papers
Vehicle Titles
Deeds
Safe-Deposit Box/Keys
Bank Account Records (e.g., checking and savings accounts, CDs)
Tax Returns
Mortgage and Loan Papers
Insurance Policies — Home and Vehicles
Insurance Policies — Property and Casualty
Insurance Policies — Life
Insurance Policies — Health
Business Papers (e.g., incorporation papers, trademarks, patents)
Retirement Account Papers (e.g., IRAs, annuities)
Investment Papers (e.g., securities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds)
Proof of Citizenship
Important Keys
Antiques and Heirlooms
Jewelry
Cash
Funeral Instructions (e.g., cemetery plot deed, burial instructions)
Notes