The Complete Book of Trusts, 3rd Edition

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The Complete Book of Trusts, 3rd Edition

A new, updated edition of the ultimate guide to trusts

Trusts are powerful and flexible financial planning tools, and this new edition of The Complete Book of Trusts covers everything you need to know to protect your hard-earned assets from taxes, creditors, and more. This updated Third Edition provides all the latest information on trusts, addressing recent changes due to economic growth and the Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in such areas as transferring assets, distribution of income, gift and estate tax rules, and many others.

Along with in-depth examinations of sixty different types of trusts, this book also shows you how to:
* Set up a trust to manage assets in the event of disability or death
* Avoid probate
* Minimize or eliminate estate and other transfer taxes
* Financially protect loved ones
* And more

The Complete Book of Trusts, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone with significant assets to protect.

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Digging in the Dirt: Health Tips for Garden-Loving Pets from Petplan Pet Insurance

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Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012

While warmer weather and longer days seem to drive the whole family out-of-doors – including furry friends eager to “help” with the springtime gardening – No. 1-rated Petplan pet insurance reminds pet parents that for some curious canines, a trip to the garden might turn into a visit to the veterinarian.

Petplan data reveals numerous claims to pet parents whose dogs and cats have helped themselves to the fruits (and nuts and vegetables) of their labor. Tales range from a dog who accidentally broke a plant pot with her head (and wound up with vet bills totaling $ 250), to a precocious Pug whose mushroom snack ended up costing his pet parents $ 2,900.

To keep your garden green while avoiding any unexpected detours to the vet, Petplan suggests keeping these tips as close as your trowel:


Veggie tales: To avoid incidents similar to what the mushroom-munching Pug above experienced, consider carefully what you plant in your vegetable garden. Several vegetables can be dangerous if ingested by pets, such as onions and chives, which can cause red blood cell destruction; rhubarb leaves, which contain kidney-damaging oxalic acid; and members of the nightshade family like eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes, which contain deadly alkaloids.

Chew on this: If your pets love to chew on sticks, be careful. Avoid trees with toxic bark, such as cherry, which contains cyanide-like components. Be careful around trees that yield stone fruits, like apricots or plums, because gobbled pits could cause an obstruction. Some nut shells, including walnut and almond, contain tannins that are toxic to dogs.

Bedding down: When building your flower beds, avoid cocoa bean mulches. Their chocolaty smell is very enticing to pups, but just like chocolate, cocoa bean mulches contain theobromine, which is toxic for dogs. Pay attention to what you plant there, too. Flowers such as Foxglove, Belladonna and Larkspur may make our hearts happy, but they can have toxic effects on Fido’s heart and circulation.

Go green: Gardening organically is good for the planet, and your pets. The herbicides and pesticides used in some popular gardening products can potentially make your dog sick. If you do choose to use these products in your garden, try to prevent your dog from digging-in/eating/licking the treated areas.

Out and away: If it’s impossible to keep your pets’ paws from prying, consider installing some type of fencing to keep prying pets paws out of harm’s way – and away from your hard work.

For more tips to keep your pets safe this spring, visit http://www.GoPetplan.com.

ABOUT PETPLAN

Top-rated pet insurance provider, Petplan, is the only pet insurance company to have been included on Inc. Magazine’s list of 500 fastest-growing, privately held companies in America. Petplan’s fully customizable dog insurance and cat insurance policies provide coverage for all hereditary and congenital conditions for the life of the pet as standard, and meet the coverage requirements and budget for pets of all/any age. Petplan policies are underwritten by AGCS Marine Insurance Company, a member of the Allianz Group, rated A+ by A.M. Best (2010). For information, about Petplan pet insurance, visit http://www.GoPetplan.com, read the Petplan Pet Insurance Blog, or call 1-866-467-3875.























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Effective Management of Long Term Care Facilities, Second Edition

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Effective Management of Long Term Care Facilities, Second Edition

Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities explores the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future nursing home administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and reorganized to offer a more cohesive presentation of the material. New chapters that have been added cover the long-term care industry, long-term care policy, and supportive case studies that incorporate management and patient care issues.

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Steven A. Paquette, Esq. Accepted as a Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

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Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) April 21, 2012

Bousquet Holstein PLLC (formerly known as Green & Seifter, Attorneys) is pleased to announce that Steven A. Paquette, Esq., a member of the firm, has been accepted as a Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is one of only 30 attorneys in Upstate New York, and one of only four attorneys in Central New York to be recognized with this distinction. Certified Fellows must demonstrate the highest professional and ethical standards, and are admitted after thorough peer evaluation and passage of rigorous testing designed to ensure expert knowledge of substantive family law. Paquette was also recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Central New York Collaborative Family Law Professionals.

Paquette is an experienced litigator and brings 31 years of courtroom experience to seek fair and reasoned solutions to client problems. His current practice involves successfully navigating sophisticated divorce and family law matters to a successful conclusion using both Collaborative Law Practice techniques wherever possible, and traditional litigation models where necessary. Steven is able to handle complex matters relating to custody and support of children, property division and alimony or spousal support. He is recognized by the bench and bar as a leading practitioner in the area of matrimonial law, and has demonstrated an active interest and competency in matrimonial law as evidenced by the fulfillment of criteria and standards as established by the AAML Board of Examiners and Board of Governors.

Paquette is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School. He lives with his family in Syracuse.

Founded in 1962, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers was formed to improve the practice of law in the complex, and often highly charged, area of divorce and family law. The Academy’s mission, for over 40 years, remains: “To encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law to the end that the welfare of the family and society be preserved.” This mission continues to fulfill a central need in America’s continually evolving family and societal norms. The Academy’s national organizations, and its thirty- three state chapters, conduct local, statewide and national seminars and programs to advance the knowledge of family law and improve the practice of matrimonial law in each locality. For more information: http://www.aaml.org.

About Bousquet Holstein PLLC (formerly known as Green & Seifter, Attorneys):

Bousquet Holstein PLLC is a diversified law firm of more than 30 attorneys located in Syracuse. The firm counsels clients on a broad array of business and personal matters, including matrimonial and family law, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, alternative dispute resolution, economic development, government relations, litigation, health care law, commercial bankruptcy, trusts, estate and succession planning, employee benefits, commercial real estate, employment, energy, environmental and land use law, and tax planning and advocacy. For more information, please visit http://www.BHlawPLLC.com.











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Physicians Mutual Gets a New Icon in Brand Campaign

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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 18, 2012

The kitchen table is the setting for many of life’s most important decisions—and it’s also where families gather and homework is done. It’s often where stories begin–at least that’s the case in a new brand campaign created by Minneapolis advertising agency Preston Kelly in conjunction with insurance provider Physicians Mutual. In the campaign, the kitchen table is transformed into a powerful symbol of those life-changing decisions and stories.

“Today, people are working longer and harder than ever before, and we are pulled in so many different directions,” said Chris Preston, EVP/Creative Director at Preston Kelly. “But there’s one place where we stop, reconnect and make decisions about important things in our lives, like insurance. That place is your kitchen table.”

It’s fitting that Preston Kelly’s new campaign for Physicians Mutual centers on the kitchen table as command central — after all, the provider of “Insurance for all of us” was founded at a kitchen table five generations ago. As the new brand campaign launched by the Minneapolis advertising agency, the effort reinforces Physicians Mutual’s reputation as a company that finds common ground with common-sense people.

“The kitchen table is where families gather to sort out all the details. When we help our customers with insurance, that’s how we want them to feel – like they’re sitting down with someone they trust, who will listen to their concerns and help them make the decision that is truly in their best interest,” said Bob Gunia, Senior Vice President. “It’s this belief in family, shared values and strong relationships that defines ‘Insurance for all of us.’”

The integrated campaign will feature creative that includes out-of-home, digital, collateral and TV — and revolves around a strong mix of cable- and network-content sponsorships. As part of the new campaign, Physicians Mutual will continue as a sponsor of The Weather Channel’s popular mini-weathercast, “Local on the 8s.” The insurance provider will also sponsor the profile segments on the CBS show “CBS Sunday Morning.”

In addition, Physicians Mutual will sponsor “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen,” a new program on The Food Network, featuring Grammy-winning country singer and bestselling cookbook author, Trisha Yearwood. As a supplement to the company’s partnership with The Food Network, Physicians Mutual will sponsor episodes of “The Pioneer Woman,” which revolves around city-girl-turned-Oklahoma-rancher’s-wife, Ree Drummond, her family, 3,000 wild mustangs, a smattering of cowboys, a herd of cattle and one basset hound.

With three strong partnerships planned this year—ones that connect the creative messaging to relevant and engaging content—Physicians Mutual will continue to build on the foundation built in 2010.

About Preston Kelly

Preston Kelly is a full-service, independent agency that creates iconic ideas for its clients, including financial services, health care, insurance, restaurant, consumer packaged goods, outdoor recreation, retail and gaming. In addition to being selected as Advertising Age’s Midwest Small Agency of the Year in 2010, Preston Kelly won top honors in the 2011 The Art and Technique of the American Commercial Show, sponsored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. The agency also earned recognition for the Integrated Campaign of the Year in the 2010 Radio Mercury Awards. In the last five years, the agency has won several Effies—a top marketing award that champions outstanding results. Preston Kelly is a member of Worldwide Partners, the world’s largest network of independent marketing and communications firms. To learn more about Preston Kelly, visit http://www.prestonkelly.com, become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/prestonkellyagency or join the conversation on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/prestonkelly. To learn more about what inspires us, visit our tumblog aticonicideas.tumblr.com.

About Physicians Mutual

Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company are members of the Physicians Mutual family. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company offers reliable Medicare Supplement, dental, supplemental health and long-term care insurance. Physicians Life Insurance Company provides important life insurance coverage and annuities. The companies have nearly $ 3 billion in assets and consistently maintain some of the highest financial strength ratings in the nation from independent insurance analysts, including A.M. Best Company and Weiss Ratings. Founded in 1902, Physicians Mutual is headquartered in Omaha, Neb. To learn more about the company, please visit http://www.PhysiciansMutual.com.





















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Indicee Expands into the US with an Office in San Francisco

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Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

Following several months of rapid growth, Vancouver-based startup Indicee Inc. (“Indicee”) today announced the opening of a new office in San Francisco, to better access industry events and work more closely with customers in the Bay Area.

Indicee, the leading cloud business intelligence platform company, launched their Powered by Indicee Partner Program last year to allow other software companies and online services to deliver world-class reporting and analytics to their customers. Since the launch, the company’s headcount and customer base has grown steadily, with many hailing from Silicon Valley.

“Indicee is growing rapidly,” explained Mark Cunningham, Founder and CEO, Indicee. “Since launching our dedicated partner acquisition program in December 2011, we’ve quickly built up a base of partners who are using Indicee to unlock their customer data through embedded analytics, as well as many who use it as an internal business intelligence tool. Today, a large number of our customers are cloud-based ISVs in the Valley, so establishing an office and team in the area is the next logical step for Indicee.”

With recent recognition from industry commentators, including featuring in the 2012 Emerging Rockets ICT List and being named a NextGen company by the Software & Information Industry Association, the Vancouver team is also spending more time in Silicon Valley for industry events.

“Vancouver is one of the world’s hotspots for business intelligence expertise, so it continues to be the perfect place for Indicee to be headquartered,” continued Cunningham. “However, the sheer size of the technology community in the Valley means it’s an important hub for our industry and we’re increasingly spending time at trade shows, talking with analysts, and working with customers there. With new offices in San Francisco, and a fast-growing startup ecosystem here in Vancouver, we’re well positioned to take advantage of both communities.”

Indicee will be exhibiting at the Cloud Analytics Summit in Mountain View, CA, on April 25, where Cunningham will join an industry panel showcasing real-world cloud business intelligence success stories.

About Indicee

Indicee is leading the shift from complex, expensive Business Intelligence (BI) software to agile cloud-based services that can quickly bring data together from many sources and deliver the answers that businesses need.

Backed by Granite Ventures and Yaletown Ventures, Indicee’s Cloud BI Platform was built from the ground up by business intelligence industry visionaries from Crystal Services and Business Objects. The team designed Indicee after experiencing the path BI had taken from accessible solutions to complex software suites only armies of developers and analysts could deliver.

For additional information, go to http://www.indicee.com or find Indicee on Twitter @indicee











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Family Trust

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Family Trust

Firmly planted on the Wall Street fast track to success, Becca Reinhart has no desire to marry and raise a family. Ditto Edward Kirkland, a charming playboy who has never known what it means to work for a living, and hopes never to find out. Enter Emily, who becomes Becca and Edward’s common denominator when a quirk of fate gives them joint custody of the precocious little girl. Suddenly, two people who have never met find themselves sharing the trials and tribulations of domestic life as they navigate the rocky shoals of parenthood, from naptime to play dates to pre-school admissions. And amid the daily demands of raising a young child, Becca and Edward discover something else: They’re made for each other.

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Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies Reviews

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Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies

Executing an estate or a trust fund is a big responsibility. Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies contains advice for handling estates and trusts of any size. It offers solid pointers on reading and interpreting a will and other documents, and helping heirs avoid paying too much (or too little). It also shows you how to take care of a loved one’s estate in the event that a will or trust was never created.

This authoritative, plain-English guide helps you understand and follow the rules that govern estates and trusts, ensure a smooth transfer of property, and manage fiduciary affairs in an orderly manner. You’ll get help choosing and assembling a team of professional advisors, settling debts and paying bequests, operating a revocable or irrevocable trust, and making sound trust investment decisions. Discover how to:

  • Understand executors’ and trustees’ duties
  • Read and interpret important documents
  • Properly execute an estate or trust
  • Handle estates both large and small
  • Get familiar with the probate process and estate taxes
  • Identify different types of trusts
  • Follow the deceased’s wishes — and the law
  • Notify insurers and employers of a death
  • Follow the steps for closing an estate
  • Establish, fund, and change ownership of a trust
  • Keep proper trust records

Yes, you can do the job and do it well. All you need is a little help from Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies.

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Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions (Wiley Finance) Reviews

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Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions (Wiley Finance)

In the constantly evolving world of finance, a solid technical foundation is an essential tool for success. Due to the fast-paced nature of this world, however, no one has been able to take the time to properly codify the lifeblood of the corporate financier’s work—namely, valuation. Rosenbaum and Pearl have responded to this need by writing the book that they wish had existed when they were trying to break into Wall Street.

Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions is a highly accessible and authoritative book that focuses on the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street—comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF, and LBO analysis. These methodologies are used to determine valuation for public and private companies within the context of M&A transactions, LBOs, IPOs, restructurings, and investment decisions. Using a step-by-step how-to approach for each methodology, the authors build a chronological knowledge base and define key terms, financial concepts, and processes throughout the book. They also provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of LBOs and an organized M&A sale process.

In the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis and ensuing credit crunch, the world of finance is returning to the fundamentals of valuation and critical due diligence. This involves the use of more realistic assumptions governing approach to risk as well as a wide range of value drivers. While valuation has always involved a great deal of “art” in addition to time-tested “science,” the artistry is perpetually evolving in accordance with market developments and conditions. In this sense, this book is particularly topical—in addition to detailing the technical fundamentals behind valuation, the authors infuse practical judgment skills and perspective to help guide the science.In the constantly evolving world of finance, a solid technical foundation is an essential tool for success. Due to the fast-paced nature of this world, however, no one has been able to take the time to properly codify the lifeblood of the corporate financier’s work—namely, valuation. Rosenbaum and Pearl have responded to this need by writing the book that they wish had existed when they were trying to break into Wall Street.

Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions is a highly accessible and authoritative book that focuses on the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street—comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF, and LBO analysis. These methodologies are used to determine valuation for public and private companies within the context of M&A transactions, LBOs, IPOs, restructurings, and investment decisions. Using a step-by-step how-to approach for each methodology, the authors build a chronological knowledge base and define key terms, financial concepts, and processes throughout the book. They also provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of LBOs and an organized M&A sale process.

In the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis and ensuing credit crunch, the world of finance is returning to the fundamentals of valuation and critical due diligence. This involves the use of more realistic assumptions governing approach to risk as well as a wide range of value drivers. While valuation has always involved a great deal of “art” in addition to time-tested “science,” the artistry is perpetually evolving in accordance with market developments and conditions. In this sense, this book is particularly topical—in addition to detailing the technical fundamentals behind valuation, the authors infuse practical judgment skills and perspective to help guide the science.

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The Art of M&A: A Merger Acquisition Buyout Guide by...

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