What You Should Know Before Naming or Being an Estate Executor

An executor plays a key role in managing the distribution of a deceased person’s belongings, but many people underestimate the time, cost and potential family tension involved. Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices