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March 1, 2016
Published by Deborah on March 1, 2016
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Why Do We Get Up in the Morning?

Recently our team took a one day retreat to reflect on our purpose and goals for the upcoming year. Facilitated by the skilled Katherine Eitel Belt (www.katherineeitel.com), […]
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January 25, 2016
Published by Deborah on January 25, 2016
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Higher Real Estate Taxes After Inheritance? No Thank You!

The uncapping of real estate taxes is a concern for many people when including the family home or cottage as part of their estate plan. The […]
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October 27, 2015
Published by Deborah on October 27, 2015
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You Can Negotiate with Confidence-Part 2

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy, 20 January 1961 You met Sandy last month. She […]
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September 23, 2015
Published by Deborah on September 23, 2015
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You Can Negotiate with Confidence—Part 1

Sandra[1] was nervous. A “family meeting” had been called by her older sister who had the lion’s share of responsibility for helping their 84-year-old father stay […]
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August 25, 2015
Published by Deborah on August 25, 2015
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What is fair? And what does it have to do with the fair?

I couldn’t avoid it. I kept running into clients I’ve worked with over the years at the county fair this week. But instead of sitting in […]
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July 29, 2015
Published by Deborah on July 29, 2015
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Malala

Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot point blank in the face on a school bus by the Taliban, is no longer a child activist for education in […]
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June 30, 2015
Published by Deborah on June 30, 2015
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Post-vacation perspective

We drove into our driveway about 1 a.m. on the heels of a two-week vacation. We hadn’t taken that much time off in years. The first […]
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June 25, 2015
Published by Deborah on June 25, 2015
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The Uniform Collaborative Law Act

 
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June 1, 2015
Published by Deborah on June 1, 2015
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May Newsletter

No sooner had Kim married Kanye but divorce rumors were already flying. Will it last? How long? By the way, her last marriage to Kris Humphries […]
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