Estate Planning: 5 Things to Consider
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Estate Planning: 5 Things to Consider

If you are preparing to draft your estate plan with your estate planning attorney, there are a variety of issues that you will need to think about before your documents can be finalized.

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Prior to drafting your estate plan, we recommend that you give some thought to the following items:

  1. How do you want your money and assets handled if you die? Do you want any restrictions? If you are
Do you really need an MBA?  Here are some ways to get business skills without the steep price tag.
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Do you really need an MBA? Here are some ways to get business skills without the steep price tag.

Lindsay Mack earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2005. Nearly 15 years later, when she considered the best way to grow her business acumen, an MBA was not it.

Mack, who is from Philadelphia, grew his career without an MBA. When ready to advance her skills in platform strategy, she opted for a faster, lower-cost cohort program instead.

For students like Mack, the cost of a top MBA — averaging $225,605 in the US, according to a 2022 report by BusinessBecause, an online publisher of graduate business content — is daunting, and the value is questionable.

“I didn’t

Need a Practical High School Graduation Gift?
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Need a Practical High School Graduation Gift?

We’ve got you covered. If you know a recent high school graduate, you should find out if they have a simple estate plan to allow their parents or guardians to make medical and financial decisions if they are incapacitated.

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With high school graduation season in full swing, it is essential to remember that at age 18, parents no longer have the right to make medical and financial decisions for their

Why Shouldn’t I Use an Online Will?
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Why Shouldn’t I Use an Online Will?

Online will often do more harm than good. Many people look to the internet when preparing estate planning documents, like wills and trusts, but this can set you up for disaster.

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Online will often ‘one size fits all’ documents that don’t account for your particular situation. Sometimes, they don’t account for the current laws in your state.

These documents may not even be legitimate and can lead to issues and

Small Business – The Greenville Advocate
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Small Business – The Greenville Advocate

NEW YORK, May 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Eqonex Ltd. (“Eqonex” or the “Company”) (OTC: EQOSQ) and reminds investors of the June 20, 2023 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

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If you have suffered losses exceeding $100,000 investing in Eqonex stock or options between March 7, 2022 and November 29, 2022 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partners Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or

New store coming downtown, restaurant features Thai food and other Jackson County business news
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New store coming downtown, restaurant features Thai food and other Jackson County business news

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A great place to get some Thai food and a floral shop moving downtown are among businesses making news in the Jackson County area.

Here’s some recent business news you might have missed.

The Drunken Noodles are a hit at Sakura

Victor Taihuttu wanted to bring a different kind of cuisine to Jackson County, so he opened a restaurant that offered hibachi, sushi and Thai food.

Taihuttu opened Sakura in November 2022 in the former Northwest Coney Island location after it closed last summer.

The Drunken Noodles, a Thai dish, have become a favorite menu item,

BuzzFeed News shutters amid digital media reckoning
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BuzzFeed News shutters amid digital media reckoning

Animated illustration of a pixelated newspaper icon being obscured by a falling metal garage door.

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

The shuttering of BuzzFeed News after years of painful layoffs and cutbacks represents the end of an era for the digital publishing industry.

Why it matters: Companies like BuzzFeed, Vox Media and Vice Media that rapidly expanded and raised lots of cash at high valuations in the aughts are struggling in a dramatically different media landscape.

  • Launched ahead of the 2012 election, BuzzFeed News quickly became known for fast viral scoops and sweeping investigations, with a slate of well-sourced reporters all over the world.
  • Though the news arm leant credibility to BuzzFeed — which had previously
Healthcare Encryption Exceptions?  – Rickard & Associates
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Healthcare Encryption Exceptions? – Rickard & Associates

We know that all emails and text messages that contain protected health information (PHI) should be encrypted.

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Are there any exceptions to the encryption rule?

Just one.

Patients can communicate with covered entities using unencrypted email and text messages, if the patients have been informed of the increased risk.

Patients can opt to have reminders sent via text messages or emails.

One issue that many healthcare providers have regarding encryption,