A crisis strikes: can you access your crucial personal data?

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Secure your records for the day they're needed
Secure your records for the day they're needed

When disaster strikes, information is precious. In a recent story, Bankrate.com spells out key documents that are important to have close at hand, including bank account and credit card numbers, copies of insurance policies, prescriptions and mortgage information.

This is a good start, but if you really want to be prepared, financial planner Marty Kuritz offers a much more complete list of important documents that he urges everyone keep in a readily accessible place.

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