Estate Planning Basics
NOLO | September 28, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1413307027 | 224 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
NOLO | September 28, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1413307027 | 224 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
This quick read makes understanding the rules of estate planning easy!
Estate Planning Basics provides concise, straightforward and easy-to-read explanations of the major components of estate planning, so that you don't have to spend hours wading through endless options (most of which apply to the wealthy).
Learn about:
# choosing beneficiaries
# estate planning by parents with minor children
# wills
# living trusts
# other probate-avoidance methods, including using a retirement plan like an IRA or 401(k) as an estate planning device
# estate taxes and tax-reduction methods
# trusts for people in second marriages, or for those leaving property to a disabled person
# planning for the handling of medical and financial decisions if one becomes incompetent