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Posted on Nov 18, 2019
A Land Trust is a way to hold Real Estate in such a manner where the owners of the Real Estate can remain private to the Public. This is the case because the only individuals listed in the Public ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2019
As the use of technology continues to grow, businesses rely more and more on organizing, storing, and processing information digitally. It has become so second nature that we may not even be aware of ...
Continue reading "What are digital assets?" »
Posted on Nov 4, 2019
When you think of your automobile, golf cart, boat, plane or other adult toys they are not usually your most valuable assets. With many clients we see these assets left un-protected or even worse ...
Continue reading "How should you protectively title autos and other vehicles?" »
Posted on Oct 28, 2019
Lawsuits have become one of the next biggest businesses. Your chances of being involved in a lawsuit increases each year as more and more people turn to lawsuits as the solution to solve monetary ...
Continue reading "What Increases Your Chances of Being Sued?" »
Posted on Oct 21, 2019
When looking to protect your investments from creditors, you can often time layer different Asset Protection strategies for additional protection. For example, we may title your liquid investments to ...
Continue reading "Layering Asset Protection Strategies for Your Investments" »
Posted on Oct 14, 2019
The revocable trust is just that, revocable. You may change, amend and cancel the revocable trust during your lifetime. Upon your death, the trust becomes irrevocable. You may also retain benefits ...
Continue reading "What Is the Difference Between a Revocable Trust and an Irrevocable Trust?" »
Posted on Oct 4, 2019
There are three primary types of business structures, the sole proprietorship, the partnership, and several types of corporations. Within these structures many variations of the business may exist. ...
Continue reading "What Is the Best Business Structure For a Small Business?" »
Posted on Sep 30, 2019
If your primary home had protected equity under the homestead exemption, you need to make sure you protect any proceeds you acquire from the sale or refinancing of your home. The amount your home is ...
Continue reading "If I Sell or Refinance My Home, How Do I Protect the Proceeds?" »
Posted on Sep 23, 2019
Anyone with liquid assets titled in their personal name could lose it all to a lawsuit. The ideal way to protect your brokerage account would be to utilize international entities. Utilizing a foreign ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2019
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Continue reading "Are You at Risk of Lawsuit?" »
Posted on Sep 9, 2019
We speak to many groups of business owners and professionals about Asset Protection and tax-favored wealth planning, and we are often asked about captive insurance companies. ‘Captives’ or ...
Continue reading "What is a Captive Insurance Company (CIC)?" »
Posted on Sep 2, 2019
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Each year more and more doctors are leaving their practices because of the endless hassles with insurance and lawsuits. Many doctors will carry malpractice insurance to cover an unforeseen ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2019
Limited liability companies were designed to do what their name suggests, limit your liability. LLC’s limit the owner’s liability for any bad business debt within the corporate structure. ...
Continue reading "Does Your LLC Fully Protect You?" »
Posted on Aug 19, 2019
Each co-owner in a tenancy-in-common or tenant-in-common owns a divided fractional share of the property. This creates serious lawsuit dangers and, reciprocally, no creditor protection. There are many ...
Continue reading "What Are The Dangers of Owning Assets as Tenants-In-Common?" »
Posted on Aug 12, 2019
Every entrepreneur and business owner knows the depth of passion and work that goes into owning and running their own business. The hours that are never tracked, the behind the scenes work, and time ...
Continue reading "Business Succession Planning - The Entrepreneur's Legacy" »
Posted on Aug 5, 2019
There are some assets that are exempt under federal law, but most exemptions come from state law. Exemption planning is the process of reorganizing one's wealth so that as much as possible is ...
Continue reading "Exemption Planning is Critical for Asset Protection" »
Posted on Jul 29, 2019
When faced with the perspective of losing a large amount of your assets to a creditor, many ideas might be running through your mind. There are things you can do to mitigate the damage but hiding your ...
Continue reading "Can a Creditor Find My Undisclosed Assets?" »
Posted on Jul 22, 2019
One goal of Asset Protection is to convert your unencumbered assets into debt-ridden assets worthless to a plaintiff. Equity stripping or encumbering an asset removes its value from potential ...
Continue reading "How to Encumber or Equity Strip an Asset" »
Posted on Jul 15, 2019
Land trusts are increasingly popular for real estate investors who want anonymity as an extra layer of protection. The property in trust isn’t directly connected to the owner through the public ...
Continue reading "Why is Using a Land Trust for Your Real Estate a Bad Decision?" »
Posted on Jul 8, 2019
Homestead exemptions can be a great tool for Asset Protection, depending on the state in which you live. The homestead exemption helps protect your home from creditors. Homestead laws apply only to ...
Continue reading "How Powerful is the Homestead Protection?" »
Posted on Jul 1, 2019
Lawsuits are a rapidly growing business and for anyone who has worked hard to accumulate any significant wealth in their life you may find yourself at risk of being dragged into one. Whether a ...
Continue reading "Three Steps to Better Asset Protection" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2019
The limited liability company "LLC" is one of the most well-known business entities and usually works well for most businesses. The LLC is a flexible formation that blends elements of the ...
Continue reading "How Can You Increase the Protection of Your LLC?" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2019
Real estate is one of the oldest and most consistent forms of investing. When investing in real estate, you should always own the property in a Limited Liability Company “LLC”. The LLC is ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2019
Homestead protection protects the value of your home from creditors. Depending on which state you reside in, homestead law may partially or fully protect your home from creditors. Each state has its ...
Continue reading "Why Homestead Law Is a Critical Component of Asset Protection" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2019
If you own property jointly or are considering it, it is imperative that you understand the different co-ownership options. Often when deciding on the type of co-ownership, one is focused on the value ...
Continue reading "Is Co-Ownership of Property the Best Decision?" »
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