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The Entrepreneurial Edge: Mastering Business Law
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Covering Your Assets: Liability Insurance & Limited Liability Entities
It’s estimated that one-in-three small businesses is sued or threatened with a lawsuit at some point in its life cycle. And even if you end up winning the suit, the price of defending yourself in...
Could an IRA Trust Benefit Your Family?
Unlike most of your assets, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) do not pass to your family through a will. Instead, upon your death, your IRA will pass directly to the people you named via your...
Canadian Cryptocurrency Exchange Goes Bankrupt After Owner Overlooks One Crucial Task
Last week, we discussed three potential scenarios in which poor estate planning can cripple your business. However, the damage described in those three hypotheticals pales in comparison to what...
Overlooking This Basic Part of Your Estate Plan Can Be Tragic
The recent death of the CEO of QuadrigaCX, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, demonstrates a basic, yet often-overlooked, tenet of effective estate planning: In the event of your incapacity...
3 Ways A Lack of Estate Planning Can Cripple Your Company
When running a business, it’s easy to give estate planning less priority than other matters. After all, if you’re facing challenges meeting next month’s payroll or your growth path over the...
Reclaim Your Role as Your Child’s Primary Influence—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed how today’s children are increasingly influenced more by their peers than their parents. In today’s society, the once-unbreakable bond between parent...
The Tax Benefits of Hiring Your Children Just Got Better
Hiring your minor children to work in the family business is a great way to help them develop a solid work ethic, teach them money-management skills, and fund their savings for the future. But...
Reclaim Your Role as Your Child’s Primary Influence—Part 1
Have you ever felt that the unbreakable bond you once had with your children is seriously eroding? It can feel as if the very foundation of your relationship is falling apart. It may feel like you...
The Grave Risks of Using DIY Legal Documents
Need instructions for replacing your car’s spark plugs? Want to learn HTML? Looking to find the route home with the least traffic? You can find all of that—and just about anything else—with a quick...
Don’t Let Your Elderly Parents Become Victims of the Grandparent Scam
Imagine this… You are an elderly grandparent who lives alone. You get a call in the middle of the night from your college-aged granddaughter. She’s frantic and crying, telling you she was mistakenly...
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