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Structured Settlement Annuity vs Lump-Sum Payout: Which Is Better?

by Dennis Beaver | annuity, financial, medical care, settlement

November 19, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “Our son sustained a horrible injury during birth that will require life-long medical care. There will be a large malpractice settlement. Our lawyer strongly recommends a structured settlement annuity, but my financial adviser says...

Are you paying your employees correctly?

by Dennis Beaver | employees, employment, financial, management

October 4, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you were to ask just about any business owner if their employees should receive equal pay for equal work or could be paid differently, based on gender, race, color, religion, and national origin, I’m certain that most would reply,...

If It Looks Like Elder Financial Abuse, It May Be Just That

by Dennis Beaver | financial, marriage, scam, senior care

September 13, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver As my town is located 100 miles north of Los Angeles, it is an ideal stopover for people driving to destinations north or south on Highway 99 or Interstate 5 and has afforded me the chance to meet readers, who are always welcome...

Four Big Mistakes to Avoid if You’re Buying a Business

by Dennis Beaver | business, financial, investment

May 14, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, you may be wondering whether you’d be more successful starting a business or buying an established business. “‘Start your own business, open your own shop’ has always been part of the...

Five Things to Notice in Your Lawyer’s Bill

by Dennis Beaver | accounting, financial, lawyers

March 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver A recent article, Overbilled by Your Lawyer? You’re Not Alone, told the story of a lawyer whose firm touted expertise that she didn’t yet have and billed for time that she didn’t work. That story led to an e-mail captioned “Bravo” from...

In an overpayment scam, your bank could be a thief’s best friend

by Dennis Beaver | bank, financial, fraud, scam

April 28, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver If Southern California-based family nurse practitioner Joe Torres had read Fool me Once, by Kelly Richmond Pope, he and I would never have spoken. He also would not have lost thousands of dollars in an “overpayment” scam that began...
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