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Court Bonds 06.28.2021

What Don’t You Leave In a Will?

Creating a last will and testament provides most of us with a fairly simple, straightforward and relatively cost-efficient way to leave our affairs in order for our loved ones when we die. However, there are…
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What Don’t You Leave In a Will?
Surety Bonds 06.22.2021

Building Waterfront Parks

Plans for building parks—and opening waterfronts for public use continue to pop up across the country. Here’s the latest on an ambitious vision to rethink and reuse piers along the waterfront in Philadelphia.  Elevated Planning—and…
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Building Waterfront Parks
Surety Bonds 06.21.2021

Let’s Stay Open, Right?

A recently discovered crack in the I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Mississippi River underscores the widespread impact of emergency closures. Yep, infrastructure, strikes the supply chain again.  Shutdowns Are Costly  As reported by…
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Let’s Stay Open, Right?
Court Bonds 06.21.2021

Do You Need a Trust? What Type?

When you start working on your estate plan (a good thing to do), you may want to consider establishing a trust. What are some circumstances which make trusts useful?  What kinds of trusts are possible…
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Do You Need a Trust? What Type?
Court Bonds 06.21.2021

Estate Planning: Not Like This!

We all need to be organized about how our assets, medical care and family responsibilities will be managed when we die or become incapacitated. Simply put, this means having an estate plan. Experts point out…
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Estate Planning: Not Like This!
Surety Bonds 06.16.2021

Stuck in Traffic: Add It Up!

The cost of freight transport delays have been analyzed by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The conclusion? Yikes! Perhaps understanding just how painful the “chokepoints” along our interstate highways are will help…
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Stuck in Traffic: Add It Up!
Surety Bonds 06.16.2021

Big Construction in the Northeast?

It’s happening. Step by step, big infrastructure projects are hitting the schematic and pre-design phases. Dollars and budgets are lining up too. Valued at a total of over $132 billion, here are the top 10…
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Big Construction in the Northeast?
Court Bonds 06.16.2021

Charity? Clarify Intentions!

The ongoing difficulties among the founding families of Boar’s Head hit home the important lesson of making our intentions official—legally—before we die.  Privacy, Please? How much do you know about the people behind the Boar’s…
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Charity? Clarify Intentions!
Court Bonds 06.16.2021

Investing in Bonds

As we steer out of pandemic-induced social isolation, financial experts remind those of us who have been lucky enough to continue working and saving—to invest in bonds—the kind of social bonds we need in life—and…
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Investing in Bonds