Article by: Cheryl Winokur Munk
Managing digital assets in life—and protecting them after you’re gone—is increasingly complex, and a growing number of providers offer a solution.
Generally speaking, these companies—for a fee—help people collect their digital assets in what’s known as a digital vault, and they help them manage the post-death transition of the assets as well. The goal is to organize a person’s digital footprint for when they are no longer around and prevent potential issues such as theft that can crop up after death.