Selling or Buying

Selling or Buying

Selling – the act of providing goods or services for money. Buying – the act of procuring goods or services for money. They sound similar and ideally are similar. They are interdependent, yet they manifest themselves in different ways, and somehow they...
My Business Is Too Small for Life Insurance

My Business Is Too Small for Life Insurance

If you think that your business is too small to need life insurance, you are wrong.  In fact, the smaller a business is, the greater the need for life insurance. The need for life insurance is not a function of the size of business.  It is a function of planning for...
My Business Is Too Small for Life Insurance

My Business Is Too Small for Life Insurance

If you think that your business is too small to need life insurance, you are wrong.  In fact, the smaller a business is, the greater the need for life insurance. The need for life insurance is not a function of size of business.  It is a function of planning for the...
Does Your Bank BOLI?  It Should!

Does Your Bank BOLI? It Should!

Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) is not new. Approximately 1 out of 2 US Banks own BOLI today. BOLI is simply an institutionally- designed, Key Person life insurance policy; it performs like a tax-free investment. Here’s how it works: A bank purchases bank owned life...
3 Counter Intuitive Ways to Spur Growth

3 Counter Intuitive Ways to Spur Growth

Get rid of customers – Get rid of products – Raise your prices. These ideas, while sounding a little crazy, actually can increase revenues. Let me share the story of a commercial printer that got rid of customers, got rid of products, and grew. Previously,...
Is There an Angel in Your Future?

Is There an Angel in Your Future?

By Kevin Marshall CFO and Vice President Global Investment Strategies   A lot of our clients are successful enough to help others.  This manifests itself through selfless charitable works and giving.  It also manifests itself through investments, specifically as...