Thank you to all the followers and visitors of The Common Executor as the first complete year of the blog comes to a close. Without your interest, there wouldn’t be a second year. Therefore, because of your support, I will continue to post and grow the blog for a second year beginning on January 9, 2017. Again, I thank you for your support and I wish you all a happy holiday season.

The Year in Review

On August 22^nd, 2016 I posted a poll asking the visitors the following question: How Important is Estate Planning to You? The results were as follows:

1. 60% Very Important.
2. 30% Somewhat Important.
3. 10% Not too Important.

The results were encouraging because they confirmed that there was interest in the topic. Up until August 22^nd, there was little interest in my blog and was wondering if I was wasting my time blogging about a topic with little interest. Once the results showed there was interest in the topic, I concluded that I haven’t found my audience. So, I changed my social media strategy by replacing Twitter with LinkedIn. Immediately, more traffic started to build. As a result, I will keep The Common Executor going for another year and many more if I can continue to build interest. Like the saying goes, from the movie Field of Dreams: “If you can build it, they will come.” So, if you keep visiting, I will keep posting.

Top Posts in 2016

The top 5 posts in 2016:

1. How to Handle a Belligerent Beneficiary.
2. Inherited Traditional IRA | Distribution Rules for Estate as Beneficiary.
3. The Estate Tax and Gift Tax: The Impact on Your Estate.
4. Good Record Keeping: Crucial for an Executor.
5. Know Your Beneficiaries.

That’s it for 2016. Enjoy the holidays everyone!!!