Money Talks: Heir Hunting - Maeve Mullin of Finders International Ireland on her unique and rewarding career
Have you ever needed to track down a long-lost relative for inheritance purposes? If you have, you’ll know that it’s not the easiest job in the world. Thankfully, for people like you, it’s one that Maeve Mullin, Director of Finders International Ireland, has mastered.“ It's always best to write a will so that it leaves the least amount of mess behind you when you're gone. And try not to cause any hurt with a will, because life is short.”Maeve is a professional heir hunter, having put her love of genealogy to good use as she spends her days piecing together a deceased person’s lineage to find the beneficiaries of an estate.“ So one reaction is super excited and planning to buy a castle or something like that. The other extreme reaction is, no, this is too good to be true.”In this episode of Money Talks, Katie Byrne chats with Maeve Mullin about her unusual line of work and asks: how does one become an heir hunter, what does an average week look like and how do people react when they learn that they might be entitled to a surprise windfall?The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation of any investment product
