If your house is destroyed in an earthquake, would you be able to recover your insurance documents? In the event of a flood, could you salvage such things as your passport and children’s birth certificates? Would you be able to safeguard cherished letters and other sentimental treasurers should a wildfire ravage your property? Whether it’s a federally declared disaster or the destruction of your property by an arson fire, you will need to recover important documents that will help reconstruct your life. We talked with CPA and personal financial specialist Mitch Freedman about what documents should be safeguarded.

http://www.calcpa.org/public-resources/financial-literacy/financial-empowerment

Follow CalCPA on Twitter @Cal_CPA

Find CalCPA on Facebook calcpa.org/facebook