I Don’t Have an Estate Plan…Right?
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I Don’t Have an Estate Plan…Right?

Whether or not you have a written estate plan, you do have an estate plan. The laws of the state in which you reside will make decisions about your estate if you do not have a written plan.

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If you don’t have a written estate plan, it is essential to know what the intestacy laws of your state are so that you know what will happen to your assets if

Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates
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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts.

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Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices.

We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts.

Physician contracts are unique, as they have

Denver artisan bakery Rebel Bread quickly expanding wholesale business
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Denver artisan bakery Rebel Bread quickly expanding wholesale business

When bakery owner Zach Martinucci moved to Denver about five years ago, people told him there were plenty of bakeries in the area.

“I was like, ‘Oh, no, there’s so much room,’” Martinucci replied. “I had come from San Francisco, where there was a bakery on every street corner and you could still open more because of the love of good bread.”

Since starting Rebel Bread, an artisan bakery, Martinucci has seen more bakeries and coffee shops open in the Denver area. As the worst of the pandemic passed, his wholesale business surged to meet the rising demand for scones,

My Loved One Passed Away – What Do I Need To Do?
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My Loved One Passed Away – What Do I Need To Do?

Losing a loved one is incredibly hard. We help our clients with the administrative and legal aspects following the death of a loved one.

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When a loved one dies, there are many things to do and many are time sensitive.

First, there are many practical items to consider. These may include:

  • Finding care for any pets;
  • Determining if there are funeral instructions, arrangements, or prepayments;
  • Notifying family and friends;
  • Preparing
Rolex stuns with ’emoji’ watch debut [Video]
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Rolex stuns with ’emoji’ watch debut [Video]

With a special model released today, Rolex is taking another step into the “hype watch” space — whether traditionalists like it or not.

Among a slew of other watches revealed today at the Watches and Wonders trade show (including a “celebration” oyster perpetual that watch fans abuzz) were three new Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36 models that Rolex has called “time stamped with emotion.”

Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36

Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36

The three watches, made from yellow, white or “Everose” gold, feature a quirky jigsaw puzzle enamel face — with two very surprising complications. Instead of the day showing in the window by 12

What is the Cost of a Data Breach?
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What is the Cost of a Data Breach?

A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million. Can your healthcare practice afford a breach?

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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.

Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.

As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.

The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:

  1. Repeat attacks
What Happens When You Don’t Fund Your Trust?
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What Happens When You Don’t Fund Your Trust?

After you work with your estate planning attorney to draft a carefully tailored estate plan, it is usually your responsibility to “fund” the trust.

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What does funding the trust mean?

Funding the trust is simply transferring assets into your trust.

If you have a trust, you will want to put your assets into the trust, by retitling bank accounts, re-designating beneficiaries of life insurance, etc. We walk our clients through