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Court Bonds 09.06.2024

Probate Challenge: The Family Home

  Safeguarding, maintaining, and ultimately selling off a family home tends to be one of the biggest and most time consuming responsibilities executors face when bringing the affairs of a loved one to closure through…
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Probate Challenge: The Family Home
Contract Surety 09.06.2024

Succeeding Despite Challenges

  It’s been almost five years since supply chain disruptions became newsworthy, but the challenges to the construction industry show no signs of letting up. Short of a magic wand, it might be helpful to…
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Succeeding Despite Challenges
Contract Surety 09.06.2024

Wearable Tech?

  In the scurry to better leverage technology in the construction business, don’t be too quick to rule out wearable technology. The options are growing for everything from AR Glasses and VR Headsets to Motion…
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Wearable Tech?
Contract Surety 08.29.2024

Better Bids? Here’s How…

  Winning more profitable projects requires generating more and better leads, as well as determining the right builds to go after. Of course accurate estimates based on the most up-to-date intel and strong financial resources…
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Better Bids? Here’s How…
Contract Surety 08.29.2024

It Pays Off: Training

  Despite the pressure on hiring and getting new talent going fast, it’s best not to skimp on time and effort when it comes to onboarding and training. Indeed, careful attention to new employees is…
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It Pays Off: Training
Court Bonds 08.29.2024

Digital Assets: Inventory and Plan

  Dabbling in cryptocurrency more than your family knows? Tucked away emergency funds in a purely online bank? Most of us are incrementally accumulating more digital assets than we realize. Whether of actual or sentimental…
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Digital Assets: Inventory and Plan
Court Bonds 08.29.2024

Assets Not To Put In A Trust?

  Setting up a revocable trust is relatively easy, allows for flexibility and helps with a number of estate planning goals, including by-passing the public process of probate.  Nonetheless, there are several categories of assets…
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Assets Not To Put In A Trust?
Court Bonds 08.20.2024

Irrevocable Trusts: Modification?

  There are important reasons, including shielding and protecting assets, for choosing an irrevocable trust as an estate plan anchor. Nonetheless, “never” being able to modify plans can be a constraint if life takes unexpected…
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Irrevocable Trusts: Modification?
Court Bonds 08.20.2024

Millennials and Estate Planning?

Yes, it’s time. Millennials have been busy growing up, working, getting married, buying homes, and having kids. Estate planning is an important way to ensure assets and affairs are organized. Though life will keep changing,…
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Millennials and Estate Planning?