Guides: emergency binder, planning & digital estate

What goes in an emergency binder? The complete checklist

What goes in an emergency binder? The 10 areas from contacts to your will, with a checklist to tick off and storage tips. Written for Switzerland.

How to create an emergency planning binder in Switzerland

How to create an emergency planning binder in Switzerland: what belongs in it, which formal rules apply, and how to proceed step by step.

Death in Switzerland: a checklist for family members

A death in Switzerland: what relatives need to do and when. A checklist in time windows, from the death certificate to banks and inheritance.

Your digital estate in Switzerland: accounts, passwords and photos

What belongs to your digital estate in Switzerland, what rights heirs have, and how to secure accounts, photos and crypto access in three steps.

Advance directive or power of attorney for incapacity? The difference

The advance directive covers medical decisions, the power of attorney for incapacity your finances and daily life. Form rules, KESB, storage and costs.

Bank account frozen after a death: what applies in Switzerland

After a death, Swiss banks freeze the accounts. What still gets paid, how the certificate of inheritance restores access, and how to prepare wisely.

Emergency password access: secure and without the cloud

A paper list, password manager emergency access, or an encrypted file? An honest comparison for Switzerland, with master logins and 2FA recovery codes.

Emergency binder: make your own, buy one, or go digital?

Make your own emergency binder, buy one, or keep it digital? A Swiss comparison of costs, effort, and privacy, plus which route fits you best.