Overview
Because You Can't Take it with You Getting Started in EstatePlanning "I think it's irritating that once I die, 55% of my moneygoes to the United States government.. When you leave a house ormoney to people, then they're taxed 55%, so you've got to leavethem enough so that once they're taxed, they still have somemoney." -- Oprah Winfrey (from The Wall Street Journal, July 28,1999) Few of us are as rich as Oprah, but whether your estateconsists of an old Ford Thunderbird, your beloved dog, or millionsof dollars in property and cash, in most cases, it will be leftbehind after you're gone. As baby boomers approach retirement ageand 401 (k) plans, stock options, and inherited wealth continuetheir dramatic growth, estate planning is increasingly necessary.Unless of course, you are content to leave your assets to yoursilent heir--the IRS. Getting Started in Estate Planning helps youtake control of the planning process by sharing easy to-understand,proven strategies that everyone can use, either alone or with aprofessional planner, to protect their heirs for the future.Personal finance columnist Kerry Hannon helps you stopprocrastinating and start establishing your goals, with guidance onsuch critical issues as:
* Determining the best way to dispose of your assets--and take careof your liabilities
* Deciding who should receive what--and when
* Providing for the care of minor children
* Lowering taxes so your heirs get the maximum benefits of yourestate
* Choosing executors
* Surrendering ownership of assets
* Making your wishes known
* Special situations, including those of gay and lesbian couplesand small business owners
* Ruling from the grave--when to let go
* Making changes as you go along
Filled with accessible strategies that are useful for all ages,Getting Started in Estate Planning will help you ensure thattoday's assets go where you want them to go tomorrow.
* Determining the best way to dispose of your assets--and take careof your liabilities
* Deciding who should receive what--and when
* Providing for the care of minor children
* Lowering taxes so your heirs get the maximum benefits of yourestate
* Choosing executors
* Surrendering ownership of assets
* Making your wishes known
* Special situations, including those of gay and lesbian couplesand small business owners
* Ruling from the grave--when to let go
* Making changes as you go along
Filled with accessible strategies that are useful for all ages,Getting Started in Estate Planning will help you ensure thattoday's assets go where you want them to go tomorrow.
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