Estate Planning · February 06, 2023
As you age, your family dynamics can complicate your estate plans. To ensure your plan works when they need it, avoid assuming it will work perfectly. Instead, review and update it regularly, communicate openly with family, and seek professional help when necessary. With these proactive steps, you can be confident that your estate plan will work as intended, giving you peace of mind and protecting your assets, even in challenging circumstances. Learn more...
Business · December 29, 2022
Nominees let you do business without putting your personal information in the open. When you work with a nominee, your name and contact information are hidden from the companies selling and shipping products to you. Nominees can help you open a new bank account, get insurance, or borrow money. You only need to give the nominee your private financial and personal information, which will not be shared with the businesses you contact. Read more and find out how nominations work...
Business · December 08, 2022
Tracking your key metrics is essential to your success as a business, but between the lines and the graphs, it's easy to lose sight of what's coming. Why not make things easier by breaking down all those numbers into three vital but often overlooked metrics? Let's look at three metrics we recommend you track. Read here to learn more...
Business · December 01, 2022
Having the right core documents creates a solid foundation for your business. In the best case, you will have smoother growth. In the worst case, you will catch problems before they mushroom into more significant issues. This article contains 4 essential legal agreements that every startup and small business should have. These are...
Business · November 24, 2022
You have more entrepreneurial ideas than you can count. But where do you start? How do you make enough money so one of your ideas can become a full-time business venture?
Getting caught up in all the questions of how to turn your side hustle into a booming business is easy. The good news is 4 proven strategies will make it easier for you to learn how to turn your side hustle into a full-time business. Learn more...
Business · November 17, 2022
Choosing the right business entity can have a big impact on your tax obligations. How do you decide? You need to start by understanding what relationship your business entity has with the government. In part 2 of this series, we'll cover the tax treatment of the remaining two entity structures: C Corporations and S Corporations along with discussing the benefits and drawbacks related to each one. Read more here...
November 10, 2022
Need to know how your choice of business entity affects your tax obligations? If you are not cautious, taxes can eat up a large chunk of your profits. Choosing the proper business structure can be complicated, but following our guidelines will help simplify things. Part 1 of this series looks into sole proprietorship, partnerships, and (limited liability company) LLCs. Read more here.
Business · November 03, 2022
As many of you are aware, we discussed the risks of using unconscionable contracts or small business forms to establish their businesses in part 1 of this article. The bottom line is that if someone signs your contract without understanding what they agree to. It's not easy to avoid these pitfalls, but planning can prevent even the most disastrous mistakes. Today, we'll look at the final five pitfalls to avoid when entering legal contracts for your business. Learn more here...
Business · October 27, 2022
Does your company use legal agreements? Adverse consequences like unwanted disclosure of confidential information or loss of intellectual property rights may occur if you're not careful. Don't wait any longer; protect yourself today with a well-drafted legal agreement. Here's part 1 of the ten pitfalls to avoid with your company's legal agreements. Click here to know more.
Estate Planning · June 07, 2022
Although married same-gender couples are now enjoying nearly all of the same rights as opposite-gender couples, there is still one key right that’s still up in the air—the automatic right to be legal parents. While parental rights are automatically bestowed upon the biological parent, the non-biological spouse/parent still faces a number of challenges when it comes to obtaining full parental rights. Luckily, same-gender couples do have an alternative to adoption—estate planning.