Estate Planning For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Jordan S. Simon · Joseph Mashinski

May 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Chris Sorensen

About this audiobook

Estate Planning For Dummies teaches you the ins and outs of estate planning. It's all about drafting wills, dealing with probate, assigning powers of attorney, establishing living trusts, and beyond. Think you don't have enough assets to merit estate planning? Think again. This everyone-friendly guide walks you through building a solid estate plan, whatever your current financial situation. In easy-to-understand language, you'll learn the ins and outs of estate planning, including what happens to your stuff when you pass away. This new edition is updated for the many recent changes in estate taxes and inheritance law. Make sure your assets get into the pockets of your heirs or wherever you want them to go, and learn how to accomplish it the For Dummies way. - Understand state and federal estate and inheritance taxes - Make sure your heirs get as much as they can - Protect your estate's privacy even after you're gone - Prevent disagreements and uncertainty among your heirs - Figure out how to pass on your digital assets This friendly guide is a must for people of any age in the process of planning where their assets ultimately end up.

About the author

Jordan S. Simon is a partner at the Venture West Group and coauthored the first edition of Estate Planning For Dummies.

Joseph Mashinski is an attorney and consultant with more than nineteen years' experience in estate plan­ning, insurance, employee benefits, and ERISA compliance.

Chris Sorensen is a veteran audiobook narrator with over 160 titles to his name. He has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and his recording of Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix was selected as one of the Best Audiobooks of 2010 by AudioFile magazine. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the APA.