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Profit fade got you down?
Winter 2013
Newsletter: Construction Industry Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: Profit fade is a financial malady that often occurs as a contract nears completion. Any contractor who has experienced profit fade on a past project knows how frustrating it can be to see their expected profits going down the drain. This article explains how to nip the problem in the bud, including looking at historical data and getting a handle on contract language.
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Is your IRA safe from creditors?
Year End 2012
Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: If a substantial portion of a person’s wealth is in one or more IRAs, protecting the assets in those accounts is critical to his or her estate plan. IRAs provide significant benefits, including tax-deferred wealth accumulation during life and, with proper planning, during the lives of the IRA’s beneficiaries. This article examines the extent to which IRAs are protected from creditors, depending on such factors as whether the claims are brought in a bankruptcy context, the IRA owner’s state and whether the IRA is an “inherited IRA.”
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Protecting your income with business interruption insurance
March / April 2012
Newsletter: Real Estate Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: Business interruption (BI) insurance can help commercial real estate owners augment their income stream for the period that tenants can’t fully use their space or business can’t be fully conducted. This type of coverage typically isn’t sold as a standalone policy, but is instead added on to one’s property or comprehensive business insurance policy. It’s especially important for those who count on rental income to service their debts. This article explains how BI insurance works and how lost income is computed.
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Keep your eye on costs with a recovery system
Winter 2012
Newsletter: Law Firm Management
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: A cost-recovery system is an excellent way for law firms to control expenses. Tracking office expenses through a cost-recovery system helps show firms — and their clients — where the money is going. This article discusses the advantages of cost-recovery software and the importance of keeping it up-to-date.
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Dot your “i’s,” cross your “t’s” – Contract compliance reviews can expose gold
Year End 2010
Newsletter: Commercial Lending Report
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: Anyone who has ever found $50 in their pants pocket knows the thrill of an unexpected windfall. So unexpectedly finding thousands of dollars would be especially exciting. And that’s what many business owners discover after they sift through the details of their various contracts. Borrowers with more money in their pockets typically borrow less frivolously and default less often. A strong handle on contract compliance also decreases borrowers’ exposure to breach of contract claims. This article looks at how contract compliance reviews might make borrowers more liquid and, therefore, less risky.
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Decisions, decisions – How should you handle the uncertain estate tax?
April / May 2009
Newsletter: Focus
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: The federal estate tax is, as of this writing, scheduled to be repealed next year. But it’s unlikely estate taxes will really go away. Whatever happens, now is a good time to consider how estate tax law changes could affect your estate plan.
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Is your portfolio going the way of the subprime market?
January / February 2008
Newsletter: Commercial Lending Report
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 628
Abstract: As interest rates have risen, balloon payments have come due, the housing market has slumped and many subprime borrowers have defaulted. Commercial loan portfolios aren’t immune to the subprime market’s woes. As this article explains, homebuilders, retailers and small businesses generally are being affected by tighter credit standards.