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Book Review: Everything a Baby Boomer Should Know

June 9, 2009 |

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Baby Boomers. The term Baby Boomers is used to describe the generation born in the post-World War II years of roughly 1945-1964, which experienced a demographic baby boom. Due to the size of their generation and the cultural changes of their formative years, the boomers have thought of themselves with a generational consciousness arguably more than any generation before or since. Boomer Living at Boomer-Living.com is the Official Guide to Baby Boomers.

Everything A Baby Boomer Should Know: An Insider's Guide To Estate Planning, by Mark S. Cornwall, is a valuable resource for people interested in Baby Boomers, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Book Description

This is called a “guidebook” because it is meant to guide you through the exotic world of estate planning. It is designed to be read from beginning to end as easily as it can be read from the middle to the beginning. The short chapters with topical headings make it easier to jump from one subject to another.
There is no beginning, middle and end to estate planning. It goes on for generations and everything leads to something else you should know. However, it is best to start at the beginning to become familiar with the new lexicon (vocabulary). From there, you can best decide what to do with the information.

The other reason for this shotgun format is that not everyone is interested in the same things. For some, the reading can get technical and make you feel overwhelmed. Those people need to jump to another section that is more passionate about things closer to their heart, such as why you want to avoid a conservatorship, or how to pick a guardian.

But for those that really want to understand what a “three-way formula split with a nonmarital pecuniary formula clause” is, there is sufficient information in this guidebook to give you an understanding " not an education, but an understanding so you will know how to analyze the trust documents and ask questions about how they work.

For others not so keen on reading and understanding every word, you may want to finger through the book to that section explaining how to save your family $920,000 in taxes.

Author's Bio
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Baby Boomers. The Official Guide to Baby Boomers is Boomer Living at Boomer-Living.com. Boomer-Living.com is a unique and innovative internet resource whose goal is to be the most trusted and reliable internet destination for people of the Baby Boomer Generation. The objective of Boomer-Living is to “MAKE A DIFFERENCE” by offering valuable information, guidance, tools, and tips, as well as services and products, designed to improve the quality of life for all Baby Boomers. Boomer-Living.com promotes and highlights the rich and rewarding possibilities available to all members of the Baby Boomer Generation, while strongly supporting the concept of lifelong learning, personal mastery, and self-fulfillment. Join us as we explore the issues, the challenges, and help seize the opportunities facing baby boomers in the 21st Century.

Additional Resources on Baby Boomers can be found at:

Website Directory for Baby Boomers
Articles on Baby Boomers
Products for Baby Boomers
Discussion Board
Boomer Living at Boomer-Living.com, The Official Guide to Baby Boomers

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