Real Estate

Congrats on the purchase of your new digs!

Whether this is your first home, or you’re moving up, downsizing, or making a change, buying a home is a significant milestone.

Now that you’ve got the keys to your new home, we’re sharing some key tips to ensure things run smoothly... 

It’s scary out there!  In Nevada, and throughout the country, people are increasingly using the legal system to unjustly deprive others of their life’s work.  Millions of new lawsuits are filed in the United States every year, many of which are frivolous...

Great Forbes article on why Nevada is an excellent choice for estate planning & asset protection.

Spring has sprung! As our lives become busier, we tend to place organization on the lower end of the priority list.  Since Spring is the season of fresh starts, this is a great time to revisit the things you have been putting off and incorporate some tools to help you stay organized!

Landlords can be held liable for their tenants' discriminatory behavior... scary!

The worldwide web has provided us with great opportunity to be more independent as consumers. However, as convenient it may seem, you might want to think twice before creating an estate plan online!

Ahhh… Tax Season...  If you’re like many people, you may have filed an extension for your 2018 federal tax return, so take a look and see if any of these tips might apply to last year. Otherwise, be sure to make the most out of these ideas for your 2019 tax planning!

Tax Fun for Business Owners!  A common dilemma that many business owners face is whether to own or rent a business property...

By: Shu Saito, CEO, Allfilters.com - Forbes, YEC CommunityVoice, Link

When California insurance broker Chris Thorndike awoke on Friday morning, he was besieged with an unusual amount of voicemail and inbox messages with the ominous title “Wildfire Updates”. From that moment on, Thorndike, who is President of NorthStar Risk Management & Insurance in Walnut Creek, California worked to help 15 of his clients under mandatory evacuation in the Malibu and Thousand Oaks area understand how their insurance would help them as the fires played out.

by Megan Gorman, Forbes 

How do you prepare your children to receive an inheritance?  What can you do now to make them better money managers?  Passing your legacy to your children requires acknowledgement of family values and fiscal preparation, early on.