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Contract Surety 07.31.2023

Project Status: It’s All In The Email?

  Most of us can point to a whole lot of everything in our email, and it’s often the go-to “file box” we turn to when we are trying to remember who promised what related…
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Project Status: It’s All In The Email?
Contract Surety 07.31.2023

Always Be Marketing

  Rather than spin into a flurry of effort when business hits a lull, construction business owners are wise to keep their marketing efforts continuously humming along. Experts point to the importance of steady attention…
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Always Be Marketing
ERISA 07.31.2023

Missed Opportunity: Asset Diversification

  A comprehensive new analysis from Georgetown University’s Center for Retirement Initiatives points to opportunities for target-date funds to increase returns by adding illiquid options to the mix and calls on regulators to provide a…
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Missed Opportunity: Asset Diversification
Court Bonds 07.24.2023

SNT: Duties of The Trustee

  Appointing a trustee to administer any trust is a big deal, but extra diligence is important when it comes to special needs trusts (SNTs). A trustee must be extraordinarily thoughtful when making decisions for…
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SNT: Duties of The Trustee
Court Bonds 07.24.2023

Probate in New York: The Surrogate’s Court

  In New York State, the process of bringing the affairs of a “decedent” to closure is overseen by the county Surrogate’s Court. Asset distribution is determined by the will, when there is one, and…
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Probate in New York: The Surrogate’s Court
Contract Surety 07.24.2023

Normalish? Airports Are Building

  Reassurance that things are normalish post-pandemic might be found in the fact that airports around the country are ambitiously constructing expansions. True to its reputation, Texas is leading the charge with four big builds….
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Normalish? Airports Are Building
Contract Surety 07.24.2023

Building For The Cloud? Data Centers!

  It turns out that all the data in our “cloud based storage,” has to actually live in a tangible space–built by contractors, including, of course, electricians. As our technology usage in life and on…
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Building For The Cloud? Data Centers!
ERISA 07.24.2023

Hacking People? Social Engineering!

  Social engineering tactics in use by cybercriminals rely on us to be human, and thus vulnerable to emotions like excitement, fear or urgency. As a result, cybercriminals do not have to be wizards on…
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Hacking People? Social Engineering!
ERISA 07.24.2023

Wronged Participants?

    As every retirement plan sponsor knows, careful stewardship of the savings of participants is not just the right thing to do: it is a fiduciary duty governed by ERISA. With more and more…
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Wronged Participants?