Estate planning books are available online and offline and can give you a lot of insight into what you need to do to in planning your estate.
Offline resources include Borders and Barnes And Noble while one of the best resources online is Amazon. So how much would you expect to pay? For best value, then Amazon is the place to go as you can pick up a good, reliable estate planning book for under $20.
Best Estate Planning Books
Here’s a list of some of the better books on estate planning we’ve come across:
Plan Your Estate by Denis Clifford
Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won’t Have To by Melanie Cullen and Shae Irving J.D.
Family Wealth–Keeping It in the Family: How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations by James E. Hughes Jr.
Make Your Own Living Trust by Denis Clifford
The Executor’s Guide: Settling a Loved One’s Estate or Trust by Mary Randolph
Each of the books above will cover what you need to know if you are planning to do it yourself. The truth is, most people need just a simple estate plan and can do their own but if it’s a little more complicated, then you will want the help of an estate planning attorney.
Estate Planning For Dummies
No, we are not having a shot at your intelligence. In actual fact, Estate Planning For Dummies is the title of a book which many people will go to for some valuable insight into what’s required.
At under $15, it’s a great addition to your knowledge library and will teach you just about everything you need to know to plan your estate. Topics such as estate planning fundamentals which include knowing what your worth, Wills, Trusts and Taxes. Taxes is a very important subject in this area as you need to know what you have to do to pay as little tax both before and after your death.
Gift, transfer and death taxes all come into the equation and learning how to minimize these will not only benefit you while you’re alive, but also your loved ones who will benefit from your estate dispersal when you pass on.
Who Needs Estate Planning Books?
Anyone with limited knowledge on the topic or people who haven’t done anything in regards to estate planning. Remember, everyone will be worth something at their death and family members are the ones who need to benefit from your hard work.
You also need to understand that unless you have planned your will then you run the risk of your family not getting what is rightfully theirs at your death or there may be conflict between family members deciding on who gets what. Having and estate plan can alleviate these concerns and make the transitioning of your assets a smooth and painless experience.