Life Organizer: the essential record keeper & estate planner

life organizer the essential record keeper & estate planner Family & Beneficiaries

Will, Trusts & Gifts

Personal Considerations

Health Care Choices

Property & Investments

Final Wishes

Insurance, Retirement & Business

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Resources & Advisors

N anc y ran d o l ph G r e e nway

life organizer the essential record keeper & estate planner Family & Beneficiaries

Will, Trusts & Gifts

Personal Considerations

Health Care Choices

Property & Investments Insurance, Retirement & Business

Final Wishes i

Resources & Advisors

life o rganizer: Th e essential reco rd keeper & estate pl anner

By Nancy Randolph Greenway

Do you remember where the deed to your house is, what you paid for the painting hanging over your mantle, where your life insurance documents are? Have you photographed your belongings? Have you thought through your estate planning? Does anyone know what to do if something happens to you? Does everyone know what your wishes are?

Life Organizer: The Essential Record Keeper & Estate Planner is the perfect place for storing all essential information and finding lots of personal planning advice. Learn how an estate plan is, well…planned, and what you need to get started. In one handy location, find reader-friendly explanations, definitions, tips, worksheets and storage space for everything you need to organize your wishes and assets, and get on with your life!

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3-ring binder, 10-½ x 11-½ 8 full-color divider tabs, each with storage pockets 160 8-½ x 11 fill-in sheets 15 plastic sleeves for storing documents 1 sleeve to hold 2 DVDs for photo and video inventory Shrink-wrapped

BUSINESS & ECON – PERSONAL FINANCE Hardcover, $27.50 ($29.95 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-092-3 On Sale: February 2011 Published by Welcome Books ® An imprint of Welcome Enterprises, Inc. 6 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 989-3200; Fax (212) 989-3205 www.welcomebooks.com www.welcomebooks.com/lifeorganizer

Nancy Randolph Greenway, the extraordinary co-author of Pass It On: A Practical Approach to the Fears and Facts of Planning Your Estate (Hyperion), combines clear and friendly prose with legal expertise to make Life Organizer the definitive resource for reference, organization, and storage in all matters of basic estate planning.

The organizer is divided into eight sections: • Family & Beneficiaries • Personal Considerations • Property & Investments • Insurance, Retirement & Business

Produced as a three ring-binder, Life Organizer includes 8 tabs with pockets, 15 plastic sleeves for storing copies of important documents, and 1 sleeve to hold 2 DVDs for photo and video inventory, plus dozens of worksheets, checklists, and pages for contact information of family members and professionals.

Whether you’re a baby boomer planning your estate, parent with a new family, or recent grad just beginning to earn an income, it’s a beautiful and helpful organizer for anyone at any age.

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