Disputes with financial advisers are common, particularly in periods of economic decline and volatility. When things are good most people do not carefully watch what their financial adviser or broker is doing. When things turn south people look to their financial advisers to help them out and problems are uncovered. Sometimes the complaints about financial […]
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Companies in Texas sell warranties to customers because they are a great source of income. They are a cash cow because the number of claims against the warranties are often low. Claims may even be covered by manufacturer warranties. Sometimes companies double dip against warranties by selling you one and then not covering claims. This
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As a Dallas employment lawyer and divorce lawyer in Texas it is important to stay on top of developing legal issues in our area. Here is some north Texas legal news from the past couple weeks: Texas Attorney General bleats “legal chaos” if same-sex marriage is not deemed void. Last month an Austin state judge declared
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Living as a tenant comes with a lot of frustration, wasted time and possibly money when you have a bad landlord. Most of us who have been tenants at some point in our lives have bad experiences with landlords. Landlords have an incentive not to care for the property any more than they must. The
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All states have what are called intestacy laws, which govern how most property will be divided when an adult dies without a valid will. An important note in that description is that there must be a valid will. It is not enough that there is a will, the will must be enforceable under the testacy
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A holographic will is a handwritten will. Although it sounds like it should be one of those foil pictures that with three dimensional pictures; it is less exciting. Each state has its own rules for what makes a holographic will valid. Not all states even accept them. A handwritten will sounds like an easy way
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Generally no. While working in the financial services industry I had the opportunity to learn a lot about investing and risk assessment. One really important lesson learned: financial services is all sales. Selling stocks, selling annuities, selling retirement plans, selling trusts, etc. The business model is straightforward: get clients in the door, bring in their assets and
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