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How Self-Employed Deductions Impact Your MortgageYour business deductions can play a complicated role in determining your qualifying income. But there are ways around this issue with the right strategy and the right lender.
By Eric Bernstein
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How Advisers Can Turn Value Into Client ReferralsMost advisers deliver more value than their clients realize. Here's how you can make that easy for your clients to understand and fully appreciate.
By Shannon Larson
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The Truth About Private Equity Consolidation: Check the MathDon't believe the hype around private equity eating up independent clinical practices. This is the best way to respond when a salesperson calls with an offer.
By Brian Hanks, MBA, CFP®
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Obscure California Law Penalizes Contractor SettlementsThis law, which affects out-of-state contractors, too, creates a trap by making it illegal to include complaint-withdrawal clauses in settlement agreements.
By H. Dennis Beaver, Esq.
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New SBA Loan Rules 2026: What Could Sink Your LoanNew SBA loan rules make more capital available to small firms than ever, but owners need to demonstrate far more before they're approved. Here's what's changed.
By Christopher Cornella
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Why the Super Rich Are Moving to LisbonWealthy families, tech innovators and private banks are migrating to Lisbon, Portugal. What makes it such an attractive destination — and could it work for you?
By Paul Stannard
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What 4 Financial Professionals Learned On 9/11Many of those who lost their lives in Lower Manhattan worked in finance, creating a vast impact across the industry.
By MP Dunleavey
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What Dolly Parton Taught Us About True WealthThe way Dolly Parton lived her life and made business decisions offers the rest of us lessons about money, purpose, resilience, generosity and courage.
By Feroz Ansari, CFP®
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The Real Cost of AI: How to Measure True ROI for Your FirmFirms that don't consider the cost of training staff, reviewing outputs and ensuring regulatory compliance will fail to understand whether AI adds real value.
By John O'Connell, MBA
