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Smart Women Protect Their Assets: Essential Information for Every Woman About Wills, Trusts, and More [Paperback]

Wynne A. Whitman (Author)
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--Liz Pulliam Weston, “the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet” (Nielsen/NetRatings); author of Easy Money, Your Credit Score, and Deal with Your Debt

 

“Thanks to Wynne Whitman’s great advice, I’ve learned everything I need to know to ensure my stellar Grey Goose collection goes to the right person. But more importantly, I now know what I need to do to protect my assets as well as Chuy’s.”

--Chelsea Handler, best-selling author of Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea and My Horizontal Life; host of Chelsea Lately on E! Entertainment Television

 

“I’ve worked hard all my life to support my family and was wondering what the future held for them when a friend sent me this book. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Here are the answers. Very clear with tons of information, especially about wills and how to help the family in the future.”

--Sally Jessy Raphael, Emmy Award-winning talk show host

 

“This book is a must read for smart women (and men). The author’s humorous writing style gets you up to speed painlessly on estate planning essentials--so your children have guardians, so you avoid taxes, and so your money and other assets go to the right people. Don’t have a will, trust, living will, or durable powers of attorney? Get them, immediately after reading this book.”

--Greg Karp, syndicated personal finance journalist and author of Living Rich by Spending Smart

 

Too many women still haven’t taken control of what will happen to their wealth and their assets. If you don’t plan, the government will decide who’ll act for you when you’re sick...who’ll manage your estate when you die...who’ll get everything you’ve worked for. Everyone needs to plan, but women face unique issues that are often ignored in “typical” discussions of estate planning. Smart Women Protect Their Assets offers the specific guidance women need to safeguard their futures and control where their assets will go. Leading estate planner Wynne A. Whitman offers smart, up-to-date, and easy-to-use advice for the scenarios millions of women will face. You’ll discover how to protect children of a previous marriage...give gifts the right way...do the easy planning that may save you nearly a million dollars...get the Living Will and Power of Attorney you simply must have...and a whole lot more. Written by a woman for women, this is a quick, focused, engaging, and practical book packed with simple checklists and “what-to-do-next” advice: information every woman can act on, right now.

  • Are you risking everything?
    What you could lose if you don’t start planning now
  • How to choose the right estate planning instruments for your situation
    Wills, trusts, and “fancier” options: Which are right for you and those you care about?
  • What if you get sick and can’t act f...
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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About the Author

Wynne A. Whitman, J.D., M.B.A., LL.M., is a tax, trusts, and estates attorney in New Jersey. Every day she answers clients’ questions and assists them in putting their legal affairs in order, whether it’s a young couple worrying about providing for their kids or an older widow who wants to make sure her loved ones get every penny possible. Wynne also assists in administering the estates of loved ones and knows first hand that a well-planned estate is an invaluable gift to those left behind.

 

Wynne is the coauthor of Wants, Wishes, and Wills: A Medical and Legal Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family in Sickness and in Health (FT Press, May 2007), as well as Shacking Up: The Smart Girl’s Guide to Living in Sin Without Getting Burned (Broadway Books, March 2003), which discusses the social and legal implications of cohabitation. With her sister, Stacy Whitman, Wynne has also ghostwritten four health and fitness books for two nationally recognized celebrities.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (November 27, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132360403
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132360401
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For ALL Women, January 15, 2009
This review is from: Smart Women Protect Their Assets: Essential Information for Every Woman About Wills, Trusts, and More (Paperback)
Wynne Whitman has written another informative and essential book that will help women of all ages and economic status in protecting their hard earned assets. She makes you realize just how important it is to protect yourself before the unthinkable happens. This is definitely a book that should be purchased, read, saved, and read again. Trusting advice from a respected and accomplished estate planning attorney.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The topics that no one really wants to think about, but really should!, July 19, 2011
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This ranks up in my top 3 of truly USEFUL downloads for my Kindle.

The author is clearly knowledgeable and has a writing style that is easily accessible. The topics are given a nice description and then there are plenty of details...more in some areas than I need to read about in one sitting but I know will be there for reference when I need them. She does a great job giving definitions and does a REALLY great job of telling you why all this is important. She is able to give plenty of examples and 'what ifs' so it is all relate-able to real life. The author also supplies to-do lists and check lists at the end of several sections to help you organize yourself. I also like how she doesn't assume the woman isn't the bread winner (as so many of these types of books do). She includes many, many variations of life circumstances. Often using the Brady Bunch as examples!

I'll put in the listing of basic contents, but I highly recommend that you download a sample, that way you can see the full details of the the chapter subheadings (and yes, this was how the capitals were done in the book):

Chapter 1: Why Should You Worry About Estate Planning?
Chapter 2: What Exactly Does Your Estate Include?
Chapter 3: Is It Really That Important To Think About Taxes?
Chapter 4: Who Makes Sure Everything You Want To Have Happen Happens When You're Gone?
Chapter 5: What Will Happen To Your Loved Ones?
Chapter 6: What's A Will? What's A Trust? How Do You Use Them To Put Your Plan Into Place?
Chapter 7: What If You Want To Get Fancy With Your Planning?
Chapter 8: What If You Get Sick and Can't Make Decisions?
Chapter 9: Is There Anything Else You Should Do To Be Prepared?
Chapter 10: How Do You Talk To Your Loved Ones About Your Death?
Chapter 11: What Should You Do In Special Situations?
Chapter 12: What Happens If You Are Appointed as a Fiduciary?
Conclusion: Estate Planning Checklist
Suggested Resources
Glossary
Index

The content includes about 2300 Kindle 'locations' before the resources, glossary and index kick in....and it's nice to see a book like this have these at the end--very useful!

I can't say I 'enjoyed' this book, but I found it very educational and useful. I don't think the advice is only 'female' and anyone can benefit from the planning--male/female/breadwinner/not-breadwinner/happily married/living with a 'ball-and-chain' etc.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

JTG
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, Practical Information, August 7, 2011
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As a Financial Advisor, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, I applaud Wynne's book as it provides readers with much of the same, practical, non-confrontational advice that I typically provide to my women clients. It is essential for all adults to have financial independence and to be completely educated about their finances and legal requirements. Understanding wills, insurance, trusts, benefits, etc is a critical requirement that sadly many women (and men) simply choose to ignore, typically to their own detriment. Thank you Wynne.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
health care representative, health care proxy, net worth statement, irrevocable life insurance trust, revocable living trust, estate for estate tax purposes, applicable exclusion, gift tax returns, remainder beneficiaries, estate planning documents, beneficiary designation, residuary estate, federal estate tax
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Smart Women Protect Their Assets, Living Will, Put Your Plan, Power of Attorney, Get Fancy, Think About Taxes, Personal Representative, New Jersey, Uncle Sam, Have Happen, Happens When You're Gone, Letter of Instruction, Paris Hilton, Special Situations, Powers of Attorney, Minors Act, Brady Bunch, Carol Brady, Annual Exclusion Gifts
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