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You’ve got a car and you wouldn’t think about not insuring it, right? Same goes for your home because who has enough money sitting in their bank account to buy a new car or home if either were to crash or burn? So your car and your home are insured, but chances are you aren’t properly protecting something that is many times more valuable than either of…

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Most disaster recovery plans that fail do so from a lack of backups, lack of network documentation or lack of practice. A documented plan with recent backups and a practiced staff will work better than a grandiose scheme only an engineer can understand.

• No matter how good your disaster recovery plan, you cannot recover data that is not backed up.…

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Recovery from a server failure could take several days to a week - Traditional disaster recovery solutions are often costly and complex—and can’t meet your recovery objectives Continue

We’ve all experienced it. That PC you know should be zipping along but isn’t. You add more memory, but it’s still barely chugging. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to troubleshoot those ailing machines. Here are five steps you can take to help your machines run much faster. Continue

In 2011, the Estate Tax is due to return with a 1 million dollar exemption (unified credit) and top tax rate of 55%. Without planning, this exemption is the same for both individuals and married couples. The following illustration explains how.

Married couples have an unlimited marital deduction to pass assets between each other¹. Although useful during their lifetime, if their joint estate exceeds the unified credit, this…

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The state of Florida is holding a 2009 Matchmaker Conference and Trade Show Nov 18th - 20th in Orlando. The goal is to match up minority, women and disabled veteran-owned small businesses with Florida state purchasing departments and large business partners. This looks like a real opportunity for qualifying businesses. They have a fairly hefty certification process but I'm going to try to get certified before the conference.



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Global Shareholder Services Inc, specializes in locating missing assets, claimants, heirs, beneficiaries, etc worldwide and in recovering assets/money for the rightful owners/heirs.



Each case requires claim specific, customized research and search techniques, communication and claim resolution efforts.



Our services are: 1) Global Shareholder Services (Lost Owner & Assets Recovery Services) and 2) Global Kinship Services.



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I had the shock of my life the other day, which being a good BNI member, I think I have a duty to share with everyone - so that you're all prepared!

When getting ready for my one-to-one with Rick Mottern, I looked up his website for more details on his services and the location of his office (www.rickmottern.com)

As soon as I logged onto the site I was met with Rick himself!!!! Oh yes, there is no getting away from him- Rick can now be found online night and day, seven days a week,… Continue

Florida only recognizes two ways of naming a guardian for a minor, either in your will or with a designation of preneed guardian. Without one of these documents the courts have no guidance in who you wanted as guardian for your children. Learn more.

Early in my career, I worked on a probate where a lady had prepared her own will, and left her entire estate to the National Wildlife Foundation. Unfortunately, she meant to leave it to the National Wildlife Federation. Because a few clever people had set up companies around the states under this name, it took several months and thousands of dollars to get her money to the charity she intended.



There's nothing wrong with preparing your own will, as long as you're confident that you… Continue

Real property is probated in the state in which it resides. Therefore, anyone that owns real estate in any state other than the one they live in is looking at multiple probates. This can easily be avoided by placing out of state property in a trust.

Great question. These days, people have very specialized, sophisticated needs for their particular financial plan. This could be as simple as rebalancing a 401K or as complex as retirement planning and cash flow analysis. We have responded to this demand by introducing a wide range of capabilities to meet these needs. We can now provide comprehensive financial planning and tailor our services to each client’s needs and lifetime goals better than ever before. These substantial enhancements are… Continue

Florida law does not recognize common law marriage and makes no provision for significant others. Therefore, if a non-marital couple wish to protect each other, they must provide for each other in a Will or Trust.