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Proving lost profits – Comparable comparables are critical
March / April 2010
Newsletter: Advocate's Edge / Litigation Support
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 624
Abstract: Establishing lost profits, particularly for new businesses that haven’t yet compiled any historical financial data, can be extremely challenging. In such cases, courts sometimes rely on data from comparable businesses. But as a recent New Jersey appellate court case illustrates, true comparability between the businesses is critical. A restaurateur who chose to testify on damages himself, drawing on his prior experience in the restaurant business, learned that his two businesses weren’t as comparable as he’d thought.
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Board manuals – A guide to your galaxy
October / November 2009
Newsletter: Nonprofit Agendas
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 624
Abstract: Like an employee handbook, a board manual familiarizes readers with an organization’s policies and procedures, giving them information at their fingertips. A manual can introduce board members to the nonprofit’s reason for being and way of doing things. It can detail who has particular responsibilities, and prepare board members to be effective spokespeople for the nonprofit. This article describes what’s essential to include in a manual, and what is simply desirable.
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Practical Perspectives: Key financial issue for you and your family – Getting back to basics with life insurance
April / May 2008
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 624
Abstract: In this month’s Practical Perspectives, we meet newlyweds Nathan and Penelope, who recently decided they needed a financial advisor. With successful careers and a beautiful home, they had a lot to lose: If one of them died prematurely, the survivor might not be able to pay the mortgage. Among the first topics they discussed with their CPA were the two fundamental types of life insurance: term and permanent.