Kiplingers Estate Planning The Complete Guide to Wills Trusts and Maximizing Your Legacy
If I don’t have an estate plan, what will happen when I die? Can I plan my own estate, or should I work with an estate attorney? How can I make sure that my estate isn’t whittled away by state and federal taxes?
In Kiplinger’s Estate Planning, financial expert and attorney John Ventura offers straightforward guidance on all of the tools of estate planning, from wills, trusts, and custodial accounts to insurance, employee befits, and durable power of attorney for finance and health care.
In this easy-to-read guide, learn:
What you can and can’t do with a will
How a living trust works
Your options for transferring assets to your spouse or partner
How to give your assets away while you are alive
How to use a durable power of attorney for health care — and what will happen if you become incapacitated without one
Controlling your death with a living will
How to leave a personal legacy
How to complete the process on your own or work with an estate attorney
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars The most comprehensive legal advice in a single, easy to read book!
I am a wills and probate attorney in Texas. Certainly, I am the first to admit that the law of estate planning can be difficult to navigate. John Ventura, with this Estate Planning book, makes the navigation simple. He guides you, step by step, through wills, trusts, and the like, without ever missing a beat. I even purchased a copy for my own mother! If you want an easy read, with excellent advice, you’re in great hands with John Ventura’s “Kiplinger’s Estate Planning.”
5 Stars A complete and comprehensive guide to estate management
What happens to all of one’s belongings if one is randomly and tragically killed in a bus accident? Kiplinger’s Estate Planning: The Complete Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Maximizing Your Legacy is a complete and comprehensive guide to estate management, whether one carries an estate worth millions or worth less than thousand. It’s a guide for anyone about how to make sure one’s will is carried out when one makes a purchase of metaphorical agricultural land. Kiplinger’s Estate Planning is a must for anyone worried about their friends and family and wants to leave them something when the time comes, and is also highly recommended for community library finance collections.
5 Stars UNDERSTANDING IT ALL
I HAVE A MUCH BETTER INSIGHT AS TO HOW IT ALL WORKS WITH REGARDS TO WILLS, TRUSTS AND ESTATES. IT’S A RELIEF TO KNOW THAT YOUR SPOUSE AND KIDS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR. EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH ASSETS TO BE SUBJECT TO THE ESTATE TAX, FOR ME, IT’S A RELIEF TO HAVE A PLAN. EVEN WITH OUR MINIMAL ASSETS-CAR; HOUSE; A PET-IT’S GREAT TO HAVE SOME PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS. AND, IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN THE BASIC ASSETS, THIS BOOK HELPS YOU WITH THE MORE COMPLICATED THINGS, SUCH AS INVESTMENTS AND LIFE INSURANCE. WRITTEN BY ATTORNEY JOHN VENTURA IN UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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