🎙️ FoF: Wills, Trusts, and Wi-Fi: Estate Planning Isn’t About Death… It’s About Control

🎙️ FoF: Wills, Trusts, and Wi-Fi: Estate Planning Isn’t About Death… It’s About Control

From The 9Innings Podcast by Kevin Thompson, RICP®, CFP®

May 5, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

This episode reframes estate planning as preparation for life's unexpected moments, emphasizing the importance of essential documents and the role of technology in expanding access to legal resources.

In this episode of Facts Over Feelings on the 9Innings Podcast, the conversation reframes estate planning as preparation for life’s unexpected moments not just death. The focus shifts to the documents that actually matter when things go wrong such as durable and medical power of attorney, highlighting that 60 to 70 percent of Americans still don’t have proper planning in place. The episode also addresses the growing criticism from attorneys around the use of technology platforms, making it clear that these tools are not replacing legal professionals but expanding access for those who have been priced out for far too long. The reality is simple. Technology and advisors are helping fill a massive gap, giving more families the ability to put something in place and avoid unnecessary chaos when it matters most. The Problem of Inaccessibility (00:03:54) Technology's Role in Estate Planning (00:05:46) Collaboration, Not Competition (00:07:42) A Final Call to Action (00:08:41) NEWSLETTER (WHAT NOW): https://substack.com/@9icapital?r=2eig6s&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page Follow Us: youtube: / @9icap Linkedin: / kevin-thompson-ricp%c2%ae-cfp%c2%ae-74964428 facebook: /…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Thompson

Topics covered

  • estate planning
  • technology in law
  • accessibility
  • power of attorney
  • family planning

Keywords

  • estate planning
  • power of attorney
  • technology
  • accessibility
  • legal documents
  • family planning
  • unexpected moments

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