Base: those who have previously ever served as an executor
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Age of respondents: Average 53 years old
-Age 18-33: 13 percent (Gen Y or Millennials)
-Age 34-49: 22 percent (Gen X)
-Age 50-68: 45 percent (Baby Boomers)
-Age 69+: 20 percent.
- 57 percent men
- 43 percent women.
The 680 people interviewed for this nationwide survey were high net worth or ultra high net worth individuals.
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Most difficult parts of being an executor of an estate in the United States, 2014
The statistic shows the result of a survey carried out among wealthy and ultra wealthy Americans in the United States. This particular statistic deals with the most difficult aspects of acting as an executor or trustee of an estate. ** percent of the wealthy Americans interviewed stated the managing disagreements among heirs was the most difficult part of serving as an executor or trustee of an estate.
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