Seasons of Decision : A Practical Guide to Making Life's Financial and Legal Decisions [Paperback]

Gregory J. Englund (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000

Seasons of Decision follows members of a fictional family as they encounter a series of situations that involve important decisions, including your first job, starting a business, marriage, buying a home, having children, divorce, retirement, estate planning, and the settling of estates. In addition to highlighting the financial and legal issues of each such "season," the book illustrates the process and the value of making these decisions with the help of other family members and professional advisors.

Seasons of Decision is a companion to Beyond Death & Taxes: A Guide to Total Wealth Control, also by Gregory J. Englund. Beyond Death & Taxes focusses on estate planning, featuring the same fictional family and cast of advisors. Since first publication in 1993, there are over 100,000 copies of Beyond Death & Taxes in print.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It's the kind of book that I'd like to have around for my college-aged kids." -- Bob Eubank, Organizational Consultant

"There is something here for everyone at every stage of life. It is technically superb..." -- Dana Sheff, Certified Public Accountant

"This book is a great road map as to what to do at each of the crossroads of life..." -- Bernard Taradash, Investment Advisor

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Estate Planning Press (June 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0963640135
• ISBN-13: 978-0963640130
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,233,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Right Questions, January 15, 2001

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JIm Verschueren (Dover, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seasons of Decision : A Practical Guide to Making Life's Financial and Legal Decisions (Paperback)

Here's just what I needed - a comprehenseive, accessible resource to help me navigate the financial and legal questions surrounding the major life changes we all face - financing education, marriage/divorce, starting a business, providing for grandchildren and many more. Seasons of Decision avoids technical jargon and mind-numbing detail. If you want to know what questions you need to ask, and how to get help answering them, the information is here at your fingertips. It will make you feel comfortable that you aren't missing something big and important - and you can use those sections you need when you need them. The book is written in easy to understand, lay terms; my first read took just over two hours, cover to cover. It's a good resource for talking with my son who is buying his first house, or my financial planner who is helping me invest for retirement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "User-Friendly financial/legal handbook for real life", May 14, 2001

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Isaac Frankel (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seasons of Decision : A Practical Guide to Making Life's Financial and Legal Decisions (Paperback)

Written in direct, conversational language, this guide helps readers from the least to most knowledgable (in fields of law and finance) plan how to manage their resources from college through retirement and beyond. A cast of prototypes shares common "real-life" scenarios: first job, first marriage, first home, starting a family, divorce, retirement, estate planning, to show how the average citizen might build and protect savings throughout these stages of life. A helpful list of websites referring to insurance,investing, social security and more is included in an Appendix at the end. A straightforward read and most handy reference for all the seasons of your life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, February 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Seasons of Decision : A Practical Guide to Making Life's Financial and Legal Decisions (Paperback)

I was inspired to get a copy of Seasons of Decision after reading Susan K. O'Brien's intriguing article, "Passion without Planning Is a Myth" (go to Jobfind.com and click on Career Connections). This is not a book that has all the answers - nor does it aspire to. What this little gem does is raise the legal and financial questions that are ever-changing as we progress through the life cycle. It cleverly points us in the direction of where to look for appropriate answers. As O'Brien says, "This book is really about strategic thinking." I found it to be that and much much more.