New Delhi, May 23 -- A Reddit post about a family struggling to trace a deceased father's investments has sparked conversations online about an often-overlooked aspect of financial planning, which includes organising and communicating important financial information to family members.

In the post, uploaded a month back, the user shared that despite his father being financially disciplined, the family spent nearly four months to identify bank accounts, fixed deposits, insurance policies and other assets after his death.

"After my father died, we thought the hard part would be the grief. It wasn't. The hard part was the paperwork," the Redditor noted.

The person also detailed how the father had two banks accounts that the family was prev...