Why would someone choose not to tell the beneficiaries who they've appointed as executor?

Have you told your family who you have named as the executor of your will? Have you thought about whether there is a downside to having that information out there? A reader recently sent in a question asking about this situation, and I've shared it with you here:

"Can someone still living, who has a will and selected an executor, divulge the executor's identity ahead of time? (i.e. Ahead of