Women & money: a practical guide to estate planning

By Patricia M. Annino

Book Overview

Too often, women ignore the state of their financial affairs and/or depend on others in their lives to keep them in order. It is only too late that they (or their dependents) realize the significance... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594579792
• ISBN13: 9781594579790
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent estate planning guide for women

Annino's book provides the basic legal knowledge women need to deal with problems such as caring for elderly parents or young children, preparing for death or disability of self or spouse, whether to buy insurance, etc. However, there is no dry legalese: the advice is straightforward and abundantly illustrated with interesting stories from her law practice. In chapters aimed at women in various stages (divorcing, single, married, etc.) Annino seems to be having a personal conversation directly with the reader, offering lots of practical advice. Even has a fashionably pretty cover! Ladies: start your studies with this book.

A Superb Financial and Estate Planning Resource for Women

As an author and a practicing attorney in the field of estate planning, I am always on the lookout for materials, particularly readable books, that clearly, simply, and accurately explain some of the unfortunately complicated issues that clients must understand in developing and planning their estates. This concern is a bit compounded when one is dealing with women clients, since in many instances their circumstances are often unique. Thus, I was positively thrilled with the publication of Attorney Annino's book, "Women & Money." In a clear and accurate way, Patricia covers virtually every issue that women face in planning their estates. I cannot recommend the book more highly, and in fact I am planning to purchase a supply of copies to give to my own clients. Alexander A. Bove, Jr. Boston, Massachusetts

FINANCIAL PEACE

Here, at long last, is a book that provides women a roadmap of the financial world. No matter how hectic your life might be, this book is worth the time to read. Patricia Annino's depth of expertise is demonstrated through storytelling. She makes it easy to face financial questions that are so often emotionally intimidating. Whether you are single, married, divorced or widowed, whether you are living alone or responsible for others, this book is a gem precisely because it raises the right questions and provides a menu of answers. This book stands to become a classic. Mothers will sent copies to their daughters with notes in the margin. Young single women will read the book in their 20's and go back to it again and again as their life unfolds.

Do you have an elderly parent? A child of any age?

If you do, this book is ESSENTIAL! After watching my own mother struggle with her mother's various illnesses and lack of finances needed to cover the skyrocketing costs, I vowed not to let that happen to me. Ms. Annino's guide outlines, in an easy-to-follow manner, the steps you need to take in order to protect the ones you love from financial heartache. And let's face it, women in this country are the CFO's of their households and too often, not educated about how to protect and plan their estate (I know I wasn't!). Reading this book and implementing the simple steps that Ms. Annino suggests can save you and your loved ones tens of thousands of dollars...and that is time well spent.

Tired of counting on the Good Ole Boys?

You need this candid, no-nonsense financial survival tool if you have concerns about your financial future but keep getting "Oh, now Dear, you don't need to concern yourself with all that complicated financial stuff" from the Good Ole Boys. Annino's book, written in a candid, no-nonsense style, is a practical tool you can put to work right now; not just another financial book filled with legalese and fluff. You will get the sense that she actually cares about her clients, who serve as examples in the book - and you. And that's a good thing!