New Book On Estate Planning Strategies

The fourth edition of Deborah L. Jacobs’ recently published Estate Planning Smarts, provides a comprehensive look at an array of estate planning techniques and provides useful tips and explanations for various methods of asset protection. The guide, which is one of the best estate planning books designed for a lay audience, includes discussions about understanding the estate tax system, protecting a spouse, proper care being assured for young and disabled children, protecting assets from creditors, maintaining control of the estate, and many other excellent topics. Provided below is a description of this helpful guide from the author’s website:

I wrote this book to guide you through what can be a difficult and very emotional process. That’s true whether you are tackling estate planning for the first time or revising your plan to reflect changes in the law, your finances or your personal life. The best place to start is with this book’s Table of Contents. It can help you identify the chapters that apply to you. Each chapter cross-references others but is designed to be freestanding. At the end of every chapter is an action-oriented To-Do list based on material covered in that chapter. You can read a sample chapter here.