Sudden Money: Managing a Financial Windfall

What is Sudden Money?

The Three Phases of the Sudden Money Process.

PHASE ONE.

The Decision Free Zone: What It Is and How to Handle It.

Feeling Your Windfall: The Chute of Emotions.

Search for the Right Financial Planner.

Goal Setting.

The Reality Check.

PHASE TWO.

The Risk/Reward Relationship.

Stocks.

Bonds.

Mutual Funds.

PHASE THREE.

Staying on Track.

Estate Planning: Transferring Your Wealth to the Ones You Care Most About.

Giving and Sharing.

THE SUDDEN MONEY EVENTS.

Inheritance.

Stock Options.

Divorce.

When Two Become One.

Insurance Settlements.

Winning the Lottery.

Athletes and Entertainers.

Retirement Benefits Package.

Appendices.

Index.