SSWBN – About The Law, September 2011
Hope the summer is not quite over … but it is time to think about
planning for the fall and whatever that may bring.
As you know, I am a perpetual optimist. This is so even though the damned
fools in D.C. haven’t figured “it” out. While they are busy dickering over immaterial details, you should save a bit more than you think you need to save and spend for only what you need.
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into trusts if you need to do so, start thinking about Medicaid planning and …
About The Law – August 2011
Talk About Avoiding Pitfalls and Bumps
I have many sayings and bits of lawyer humor that I toss into my newsletters such as: “Just because someone throws you a ball, does not mean you have to catch it — you should, however, step out of the way;” and “Where there is a will, there is a relative.”
All of these sayings have a basis in real life. Much of my practice involves working with individuals and their businesses and families unwinding difficult relationships and avoiding potential problems. Most people have a very focused perspective of their surroundings and the future. …
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SSWBN – About the Law – July, 2011
- Barry Gordon
Protect Yourself
I am an unabashed optimist but often find myself in the position of tempering my optimism with the practical need to protect myself and my clients.
Anyone who does not have a homestead on their principal residence is just plain stupid.
Go on the website for the county registry of deeds in the county where your property is located. The site will explain what a homestead is and the process. If you do not know in which county your property is located go onto www.masslandrecords.com . If you prepare the homestead yourself the only …
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SSWBN “About the Law” June 2011
Learned From Abroad
My wife and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Europe. It was perfect. We were on a riverboat in Netherlands and Belgium, saw the tulips, and ate the mussels.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking with people all over the world. The most insightful people were the cab drivers. One came from Azerbaijan and one came from Turkey via Georgia and Armenia. They came to Europe for a better life. They were not political or terrorists. They wanted a better life for their families. One had a son who had autism and one …
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About The Law, April 2011
Imagination
What has your imagination allowed you to do? Are you stymied by your imagination, or stimulated by it?
Imagination that has kept you from moving forward and tackling old issues and creating new adventures is called fear. Who has told you that you could not do what you wanted to do? Was it your lawyer, your accountant, your financial advisor? If it was, then simply stated, you have the wrong professionals working with you. You have the wrong staff around you and your business plan is wrong.
If you spend 15-hour days, six days a week working at your …
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