Life

Maximizing a legacy

My wife is a legal assistant for an estate lawyer. Regularly, she gets involved in settling estates for their most senior clients who have left behind hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Once involved in a case, she soon becomes familiar with the estate. More often than not, she discovers the deceased was […]

By Casey Cerson |May 31, 2010

4 min read

Understanding sleep apnea

Although the first detailed description of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) only appeared in the 1960s, its characteristics were described well before this in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. The best known of these descriptions is Dickens’ portrayal of Joe, the sleepy fat servant boy of The Pickwick Papers (1837). ‘Fat Joe’ had such excessive […]

By Carmela Tedesco |May 13, 2010

6 min read

The power of corporately-owned insurance

IT Entrepreneurs and consultants need life insurance like anyone else. The question often gets asked whether or not a life insurance policy should be owned individually or by the corporation. Let’s take the example of Jim Smith, software entrepreneur. Jim is self employed and is the proud owner of Zenith Consulting Inc. Zenith is an […]

By John Klotz |May 11, 2010

5 min read

Bulletproof your beneficiaries

Just how do you write a will so that everyone will be happy? When it comes to leaving your estate to a blended family, this task becomes especially tricky. In a blended family situation, you or your new spouse may have children from a previous marriage. You may have children together. And for some families, […]

By Mike George |May 11, 2010

5 min read