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Contract Surety 04.24.2023

Equipment Spending?

  Identifying the right equipment at the right price is always a big decision for contractors and in uncertain economic times making the right choices is even more stressful. On the otherhand, who wants to…
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Equipment Spending?
Contract Surety 04.24.2023

Public Works: Airports

  Among the public work generating action for contractors across the country is the modernization of airports—and not just the most famous ones in the biggest cities. In addition to billions of dollars from the…
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Public Works: Airports
Court Bonds 04.19.2023

Divvying Up The Estate?

  What matters most: equal or fair? Ensuring that adult children all benefit from a share of our assets requires clear thinking—and courageous communication. While it is easy and typical to say each child gets…
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Divvying Up The Estate?
Court Bonds 04.19.2023

Precatory Language?

  Wishing. Hoping. Wanting. These words convey suggestions, but not direct orders: they are precatory, and therefore not generally useful in official estate planning documents like wills or trusts, which demand absolute clarity. Nonetheless, attorneys…
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Precatory Language?
ERISA 04.18.2023

Staying Current: RMDs

  Both the original SECURE Act, passed in 2019, and SECURE 2.0 enacted at the end of 2022, brought changes to the rules for required minimum distributions (RMDs). Experts caution retirement plan sponsors to pay…
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Staying Current: RMDs
ERISA 04.18.2023

Second Chance: Why Not?

  Automatically enrolling participants in employer sponsored retirement accounts has turned out to be a great step toward ensuring more workers save up. Experts remind plan sponsors to give those who opt out a second…
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Second Chance: Why Not?
Contract Surety 04.14.2023

In Demand: Trade Partners

  Construction of manufacturing facilities has been trending up. The $39 billion allocated by the CHIPS Act to build semiconductor manufacturing plants means the boom is likely to continue. With demand high, big builders are…
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In Demand: Trade Partners
Contract Surety 04.14.2023

Fresh Perspectives: Site Evaluation

  Even small operations can benefit from the perspectives an independent on-site evaluation can provide. From guidance on implementing the latest best practices to ideas for trimming costs, site evaluations can arm contractors with new…
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Fresh Perspectives: Site Evaluation
ERISA 04.11.2023

Action Items: SECURE 2.0

  It’s time to stop pondering the massive SECURE 2.0 legislation that passed at the turn of the new year and start acting on it, say experts. Given that compliance timelines are staggered over the…
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Action Items: SECURE 2.0