Creating the Good Will: The Most Comprehensive Guide to Both the Financial and Emotional Sides of Passing on Your Legacy (Hardcover)

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Easy to understand and more importantly, easy to use, this book is a must for all of us who think about the future of our loved ones and the variety of things .we wish to leave behind. -- Kathy Wiseman, Georgetown Family Center

Elizabeth Arnold is a trustworthy guide for showing us how to solve all the human and financial choices that must be made. -- Grace Gabe, M.D., author of Making Adult Stepfamilies Work

If you are estate planning for your family’s well-being, this is the most holistic and human approach I have ever seen. With this practical book you’ll leave much more value and legacy behind than just a checkbook! -- Stephen Pollan, author of Die Broke --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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If you are estate planning for your family’s well-being, this is the most holistic and human approach I have ever seen. With this practical book you’ll leave much more value and legacy behind than just a checkbook! (Stephen Pollan, author of Die Broke)

Easy to understand and more importantly, easy to use, this book is a must for all of us who think about the future of our loved ones and the variety of things .we wish to leave behind.(Kathy Wiseman, Georgetown Family Center)

Elizabeth Arnold is a trustworthy guide for showing us how to solve all the human and financial choices that must be made. (Grace Gabe, M.D., author of Making Adult Stepfamilies Work) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (December 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591841194
• ISBN-13: 978-1591841197
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #291,846 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Good Will helps create a holistic will, February 17, 2006

By	CAROL B. BURSACK "Carol Bradley Bursack: Mind... (Fargo, North Dakota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Creating the Good Will is an eye opener. As an elder care columnist/speaker/author I've read and written about this subject many times. As a veteran of 20 years of caregiving, I've had to deal with a lot of end-of-life paperwork. Elizabeth Arnold has written the most readable, well-rounded and compassionate book on end-of-life planning that I've read, and she's made it enjoyable, as well. Her gift for stories, which I believe are the best teachers, makes this book come alive. I recommend it to anyone interested in the subject - which we all should be.
Carol Bradley Bursack
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories
www.mindingourelders.com

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covering the emotional problems that could occur after a death, January 26, 2006

By	Jane Boyer (Camp Hill.Pa. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I thpought I had covered all bases in having a will, a living will and a durable power of attorney. Upon reading Creating the Good Will, I realized there was a lot I hadn't addressed. This month I will talk to my sons about all the issues not covered in my will. There are quite a few, and thanks to this book, I can discuss them now. The book is written in an easy to understand way and should be a must read for those preparing their wills.Things to be discussed are laid out in an easy to follow way. An excellent help for making plans for the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creating the Good Will, January 9, 2007

By	Janey (pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating the Good Will : The Most Comprehensive Guide to Both the Financial and Emotional Sides of Passing on Your Legacy (Hardcover)

This book was great. Helpful, easy to read , and with lots of good advice and insite. I've shared copies with 5 people, and will order more. Really helps identify some pitfalls in estate planning. Wish my Mom had used it!