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Rickard Hansson - Draining Brains to Accelerate Growth

Rickard Hansson, Incentive Corp. suggests that, rather than holding their wisdom inside, that if key employees shared their ides and methodologies it could spark creative collaboration that could create new and improved ideas for company growth. Our Exit Coach Network features several other Shows on a variety of topics. Go to www.ExitCoachRadio.com and click on "Exit Coach Network" under the "LISTEN" section.

Transcript: 

Rickard: I want to drain the brain of the co-workers and get no so dependent on key-persons, because you are, and they know that they are the key things, so that's where we want to attack, in some sense. When you implement this, you have to make sure everyone is on board. Typically in the beginning, you have to get the ambassadors, people who want it, early adopters, as soon as possible, because the key persons, the key employees, are usually the last ones because they want to keep their knowledge because it's a part of their power. Of course, you're part of the company because you know something, and you're obviously a key player, but holding that information isn't a part of that, because if you hold that information, I think you stop evolving, as well. But if you bring the things you have to the table, and put it into our system, you will, as a key person probably progress, educate yourself, and bring more to the table, and the company will also be up to speed in terms with the knowledge and discuss new ideas, and move even faster than their competitors. 

Rick MacBarron - Financial Planning Tips for Business Owners (G0717)

 

 

 

 

 

Rick MacBarron shares some financial planning tips from his many years of experience. Find his full interviews by searching in our index.

Transcript: 

Bill: What's the buyer who's gonna buy your business, gonna look for in your business? Here's two great tips from Rick MacBarron.

Rick: The investment banking market is a nervous market, buyer's are very, very careful. So, again, when you present to the market, the business has got make a lot of sense. A buyer's gotta be able to look at the financials and understand it quickly, and not have to do a lot of digging around and, "can you explain this to me, please?" and, they don't want to ask a lot of those questions. Well, the other thing I see, Bill, is business owners just doing too many things, so that when a buyer comes along, the buyer's gonna say, "well, wait a minute, Mr. or Ms. Business Owner, you are the business." A company I'm working with right now in Wilmington, where we're intentionally bringing in a management team, so that when my client steps out, the buyer can look at it and say, "okay, this is a business I can buy, and it can continue running without the big guy still in the company." 

 

Jane Johnson - Five Years from Exit? What should you do RIGHT NOW?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane Johnson discusses why 5 years is optimal to plan your successful exit. She is the co-founder of the Business Transition Academy

 

John Lee Dumas - Encore Careers are Being Launched with Podcasts at Every Age

John Lee Dumas explains that in many cases age 50+ people are in a better position to be a Podcast host than their younger counterparts due to their extra years of experience.

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Pat Kramer - Press Releases: The Who, What and When

Pat Kramer, Writer - Writer For Hire, shares insights about the ideal times to send out a Press Release for maximum exposure.

Hema Dey - Marketing is Like a War Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Dey, of Iffel International, discusses the mechanics of an effective marketing program.

Transcript: 

Bill: We asked marketing strategist Hema Dey for some key ideas and strategies for business owners to think about when developing their marketing plan.

Hema: Marketing is like a war game, so you really need to understand the landscape of the people that you want to sell to, and who your competitors are. We always produce a functional marketing plan. Another thesis, which is three months worth of work, but something that you can actually  go out and say, right, roughy, this is your target market, here are your threats, your competitors, and what you’re up against, and really measure what those gaps are to make sure that the sales model, and I know a lot of people see the word “sales” as a big taboo word, but a business cannot survive without sales and if you apply that right across even the professional service sector…if people can actually put a sales organization within their business, then I think they’ve got it right. 

 

Juan Ortega - Your Business Coach Sees Things You Can’t (F1017)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juan Ortega explains business coaching, why it works, and why your company should consider it. 

 

 Transcript: 

One of the things that we've all learned through different research and studies that have been done is that 80% of the chance of us getting our next customer is going to be from a customer that we've already met or serviced at one point. Only 20% of those next sales are coming from people we've never met. Of that 20%, almost 90% of that is coming from referrals, so it might have been someone that I've never met, but it's coming through somebody that I've done business with. So, what I ask my business owners to do is, do a mini-research study in your business. If you find that 80% of your business is coming from your existing clients and referrals, then devote 80% of your resources and allocate the time and money to focus on it. So, it needs to be equivalent to the business that's coming in at the moment. 

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Tawnya Gilreath - Increase Business Value 30% in the Year Leading up to Sale

Tawnya Gilreath of LA Business Pros talks about a 12 month Value Driver process they use to Guarantee a 30% increase in the value of a business from the time they initially value your business.

Transcript: 

Tawnya: Basically, we put together a systematic process where we could help business owners that want to increase the value of their business before putting it on the market, and it is a 12 month program. Now, understand that some business owners are burned out and they don't want to wait 12 months. However, for those that do, we guarantee we will be able to sell their business for at least 30% more than the initial valuation when we started. So, when you think about that in terms of, if a business is worth $2M at the beginning, that means 12 months later, we guarantee that we're going to be able to sell it for $2.6M. 

Bill: So, by working with you and you coming in and saying, "You've got to fix this, put processes and systems in place, work on all these different areas," they're going to drive up the value of their business 30% and you guys stand behind that? 

Tawnya: We do stand behind that, and what we do is, let's go back to that $2M vs. $2.6M, let's say we only sell that business for $2.5M. Not only does the business owner derive the benefit of that extra half-million dollars in revenue from the sales price, but in addition to that, we refund all the consulting fees that he paid during that 12 month period, during that process. So it's absolutely risk free to that business owner. 

 

Ken Sanginario - Sales Growth Does Not Always Translate to Sale Growth

Sometimes growing sales is counterproductive to growing the sale value of your business. Ken Sanginario explains.

 

 

 

Z. Christopher Mercer - Valuation is a Moving Target (G2317)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z. Christopher Mercer, of Mercer Capital, discusses how business valuation can fluctuate from time to time and why you need to stress-test your Buy-Sell regularly. Of particular note is Chris' Blog, and we recommend you check out www.ChrisMercer.net

 

Dave G - What Good is a Part-Time CFO? (K0617)

Dave G (aka Dave Gajdzik), Managing Partner of Dave G CFO discusses the value of hire an experienced CFO part-time for business owners who do not have the budget for a full-time CFO.

Transcript: 

Dave: In simplest format, I provide CFO services for those firms that have yet to justify the cost of a full-time CFO, and I like to take the position that every firm should have a CFO, but the reality is in a business somewhere between $3M and $50M, they really can't afford that individual because it appears to be an overhead function. That's where we come in and we fulfill that void that's there. So, I don't need to work there 40 hours a week, maybe it's only 8, maybe it's 12, maybe it's 4, it depends upon every client. It doesn't matter whether you're in construction, distribution, internet, manufacturing, non-profit, paper industry, we can address all of those based upon the as needed basis. You know, doctors, we'd like to have a doctor handy anytime we need them. Well, what is it? It's on an as needed basis. Most companies don't have attorneys on staff. What is it? It's on an as needed basis. So, the CFO is really in that same league as the attorneys and the doctors, and when you need them, you need that professional with the formally educated background and the experience. So that's what we fulfill and that's how we make it happen. 

 

Lynn Fulks - The First Step is Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a past highlight from one of our Guests. Find their full interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com

Lynn: I know most newer CEOs think of marketing as “the tactics”, it’s advertising, public relations,  it’s social media, it’s an email marketing campaign, but for marketing strategy there are three pieces: research, foundation, and then tactics and campaigns. And those marketing tactics are what I just talked about, advertising, PR, et cetera. And they should come last after you’ve done the other work. So, taking a firm’s strategic plan for the next three to five years, with an exit strategy defined, and then looking at the business plan for the upcoming year, what goals and objectives do they have outlined for the business in order to achieve their strategic plans, we’re gonna develop a strategic marketing plan to help meet those goals and objectives, and the first step in that is research.

 

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Martin Staubus - ESOP Administration Costs Vary Widely

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In this 1 minute highlight, Martin Staubus, Consultant - Beyster Institute at the Rady School Management  explains that ESP Admin costs can vary widely so it makes sense to shop and compare when considering an ESOP.

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Chris Bond - Surviving the Founder is A Key to Business Transfer

Chris Bond of Murphy Business Financial Corp. discusses a recent business sale and the common needs of businesses to "survive" the founder to transfer successfully.

Transcript: 

Chris: Surviving the exit of the founder or the operators, that's the biggest key, and every client project I work on is heavily weighted toward good will, so the value is often in the name, the brand, the phone number, the web address, and a lot of what the founder or operator has built. So, it's difficult to transfer that. I've got a deal right now, a signed purchase and sale agreement, all ducks in a row, all pieces negotiated, lawyers have done their parts, the one snag is: final piece of financing for the buyer, and getting a bank to be comfortable with how heavily weighted this small publishing company is on the founder's knowledge as opposed to the books, and that's a challenge. We've got multiple banks looking at it, trying to get one of them comfortable with the buyer, who is so savvy and so talented that he's going to be able to grow the business beyond what the founder's built, never mind maintain what he's built. 

 

Rodney Hatley - Do I need to go Offshore for Asset Protection?

Rod Hatley of Chhokar Law Group P.C. discusses concepts related to Asset Protection and Wealth Preservation. We add new content daily! Listen on iTunes: iTunes.ExitcoachRadio.com .  

Transcript: 

Bill: There's been a lot of talk lately about different types asset protection strategies, especially from business owners who are going from a complicated business asset to liquid. Here's Rod Hatley. 

Rod: Unfortunately, there are people out there who prey on the unsophisticated, and they will talk to you about going offshore, hiding assets, and evading taxes. And, unfortunately, that does happen, but I'm here to tell you, a change in the law some years ago, we can achieve a similar level of protection domestically. We've found that it makes a lot more sense to keep a client domestically, if they'd like to stay. Let me say it this way: asset protection, if it's done legally and ethically, it's not about hiding anything, it's about simply structuring the owner of the asset so that they're safeguarded from risk, nothing more, nothing less. And we can help clients avoid taxes, but we can't help them evade. 

 

Paul Ousterhout - KPIs, Profits, and Exit Strategies

Host: Bill Black. 

Paul Ousterhout explains KPIs and how they can drive profit and exit strategies. 

 

 

Kevin Weir - If it is Hard to Turn The Key, You Will Not Get Top Dollar

Kevin Weir, Action Coach, discusses a common problem of many small businesses - lack of processes and systems that make it hard to transition the business.

Transcript: 

Kevin: When you're trying to sell a business, it's a lot harder to sell a business if it isn't a turn-key operation. If somebody wants to walk in and buy a business and all the systems are sitting in the owner's head, that potential buyer is going to place a discount on that business, because most people who are investing in business aren't going to want to just purely operate it on an ongoing basis. A lot of people who are wanting to buy a business want to be able to have some level of ability to let it operate buy itself. The less systems you have in the business, the bigger the discount. So, what we do, is we help them develop and systematize the business such that it can work without them, because our definition of a business is a commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you, the business owner. To the degree it fits that definition is the degree that you're going to have a much more valuable business. 

 

Linda Duffy - Manage Your Managers

In this 1 minute highlight, Linda Duffy, President and Founder, Ethos Human Capital Solutions discusses the importance of focusing on the effectiveness of your Management Team.

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Jim Immel - Clarity Helps You Ask The Right Questions L0517)

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Jim Immel, Founder of Immel and Associates, Inc. explains how Clarity is critical before implementing plans and being clear about your questions is key. 

Transcript: 

Jim: One of the things to realize is, that when we're helping these individuals, they could be asking the wrong questions. And, I just think that a lot of times what I see is that things move too fast, that we actually ask the business owner what they want, and we actually believe the answer that they give us. And, one of the realities is, they may tell you the answer to that, but they may have started down the wrong path by asking the wrong question upfront, and now they're starting to run down a pathway that might cause either themselves, from a tax stand point, or the employee standpoint, or even from a customer standpoint, it might cause some strife. And so to just really go slow upfront, the tagline I have is clarity, confidence, courage, really invest time on the clarity standpoint upfront, making sure that you ask the questions to get them to look at things a little bit different than maybe where they are. Find people willing to be challenged, the people that are willing to be challenged are also more likely to go through change. 

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Bill Anton - Leader Challenges in a Knowledge Based Economy

 

Guest: Bill Anton
Company: CEO Effectiveness 
Website: www.ceoeffectiveness.com 

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Chris Mercer - What Are Factors of Valuing a Business at Any Given Time?

Guest: Chris Mercer
Company: Mercer 
Website: Mercer Capital

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Craig West - The Impact of Exit Panning

Craig West discusses the impact exit planners can have by helping prepare financial, business, and personal matters.

Transcript: 

Craig: The big change for me, and certainly for most of my advisors and people that have done the secret program in Australia, or a lot of the I would imagine who have done it here, is that you're actually doing something quite tangible that really helps a business owner in terms of their financial and personal lifestyle outcome. So, as an accountant, I used to lodge tax returns and I used to lodge lots of other compliance documents, and at the end of the day, you really don't help people. But, if you can get an exit plan right, and I've got a number of examples where I've worked with clients over 3-5 years to really prepare them, their family, their business, their financials, their personal situation for an exit, and if you can achieve that very successfully, you make a substantial difference to that person and their family. 

 

 

Scott Miller - Goal Identification (K0217)

 

Scott Miller discusses goal identification, how to achieve goals, and the importance of looking at the big picture after retirement. 

 

Patti Cotton - Ways We Play it Small in Work and Life (1m) (H0517)

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Patti Cotton discusses getting to the details, and how to engage clients and business owners with specific topics. 

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Keith Brown - Family Leadership & Business Ownership

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Jeremy Lurey - Developing Your Next Generation Leaders (L1317)

There are big differences between the thought processes of generations today and they require substantial thought to developing leadership strategies. Jeremy Lurey of Plus Delta Consulting, LLC addresses the issues and solutions. Listen to his full interview tomorrow morning!

Transcript: 

Bill: What are some of the upcoming challenges in leadership training? Here's Jeremy Lurey. 

Jeremy: The unique challenge in our multi-generational environment is that many of the next-gen leaders, whether their generation X or even gen-Y/Millennials that are coming up, while they're eagerly waiting those chances, they don't currently have the fundamental leadership skills they need to succeed at that higher level. And while this may seem like a foreign concept for a lot of baby boomers, who had a different lifestyle, different life path in their professional careers, many of those next-gen leaders have very different life goals and ambitions. And so, they might not even accept that presumed promotion, depending on what strings are attached to it, or under what conditions it's being offered. So leadership development, and especially succession planning, is a whole new ballgame in this multi-generational work environment. 

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Tom Gledhill - What Type of Buyer Are You After? (F1718)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick tips from Tom Gledhill.

Transcript:

Bill: What are some of the major buyer types of businesses out there? It’s important to understand the differences, here’s Tom Glehill.

Tom: Buyer types, that I’ve identified and I use, are: you’ve got your strategic buyers and then you’ve got your sophisticated financial buyers, which are basically pegs and small investment groups. And then you’ve got your lifestyle buyers, which basically are people that are buying a job. The bottom of the heap you’ve got your industrial buyers. Now these are people like you and me perhaps, that run a company and you’re looking for something that you can purchase, an asset you can purchase, and pay at a rock bottom price. And when they come knocking on your door, you have to be very careful. Best thing you can do is get professional help at that point in time, so those are the four buyer’s types that I’ve identified. 

 

Peter Williamson - Is Your Business Aligned With Your Goals? (K1517)

Peter Williamson of Action Coach discusses the first step of coaching -- aligning the business with the owner's goals.

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Exit Planning Should Always Be On Your Mind (1m) Michael Pfeffer (J2817)

Michael Pfeffer, Valuation Expert and Business Broker for Murphy Business & Financial Services of Southwest Florida, explains why it's always important to be ready to transfer your business. 

 

Don Burzen - Think of Your Business as an Investment (J2417)

In this 1 minute highlight, Don Burzen, Positive Exits Business Consultant, discusses how many business owners do not think of their business as an investment, but they would be better operators if they did.

 

David Finkel - Scale Your Business (H2817)

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Transcript: 

David: The only way you can scale past a certain point, is by letting go of that control, and so many business owners we see were scared to let go, to actually let decision making power go to other people. It's almost like we identify so closely with our business, Bill, that we can't imagine letting anyone else really have some of those reins, and until we can let that part go, we really are the limiting factor for our own company. I mean, it can't scale past us if we only have people that leverage us instead of people that actually own parts of the business, not literally in terms of equity, but in terms of emotionally and responsibility-wise, owning pieces of that business and making decisions for them. 

 

John Murphy - Can You Do More To Get More?

 

John Murphy and David Horwich of JK Murphy Advisors discuss some of the most important planning techniques that business owners should consider.

 

Z. Christopher Mercer - Building Value? Protect it First

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z. Christopher Mercer, of Mercer Capital, discusses the importance of having a thorough Buy-Sell Agreement in place to protect what you work so hard to build. Of particular note is Chris' Blog, and we recommend you check out www.ChrisMercer.net

 

Mary McElhattan - The Benefits of Taking a Big Risk

Mary McElhattan tells us something we need to hear repeatedly as business owners!

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Sean Ponist - Questions to Ask an Attorney Before You Engage Them

Sean Ponist, Owner of The Law Offices of Sean Ponist, has been in Criminal Law and now is a Civil Litigation Attorney. He talks about his experiences and what you should know in the event you need an Attorney.

 

David Sherak - Who Buys Who Out In Your Buy-Sell? (J0817)

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David Sherak discusses some of the many provisions of a Buy-Sell agreement to consider, especially the impact on your family and Estate Planning and Banking Relationships. 

 

 

Hans Sperling - Use Caution When International Buyers Come Calling

Hans Sperling, Attorney - Sperling Law Corporation discusses some of the precautions he helps his clients think through when International Buyers approach them for purchase of the business.

Transcript: 

Hans: I mean, I think, even in domestic transaction when you kind of see the money from working a long time to find a good buyer, people want to strike while the iron's hot. A lot of what we do is say, let's slow down a little bit and make sure we do this right. But, with international, as your saying, it's that much more risky. Yeah, they could be trying to get your intellectual property, that's very common, we protect you from that. And the other thing is, if you're manufacturing or you have some technology that might be sensitive, I mean it's not necessarily obvious, it's not necessarily a missile, it could be there's magnets, lasers, sensors, all kinds of things you might not think of as being military sensitive. There's a whole other area of the law that covers that, so that could be an issue. There's also something called a foreign corrupt practices act, which, when you're dealing internationally, you have to be very careful, because in some cultures, they might not look like bribes, but gifts and so are common, and you have to be really careful to stay on the right side of the law, especially US law. 

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Claire Billingsley - Brainstorming Secrets of Top Performers

Clair Billingsley is a much-in-demand Speaker for a very simple reason - she helps Leaders develop thought and communication techniques that go beyond the competition.

Contact info:

Email: BillingsleyConsulting@gmail.com
Website: www.BillingsleyConsultingGroup.com

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Start Your Exit Plan Early with a Vision of Your Future - Chris Kramer

In this 1 minute Highlight,  Chris Kramer, managing Director, Strategic Equity Group discusses a few key tips about how to start your exit planning.

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Ricci Victorio - How to Bring Family Into Your Business

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Transcript: 

Bill: How do you deal with the issues of bringing family members into your family business? Here's expert Ricci Victorio. 

Ricci: I love being brought in when a family has a business that they care about and they've got kids who are in high school or college. Maybe they've worked there in their summers in between school breaks, but the kids are getting ready to step into their careers or start preparing for them. An ideal way to bring family members into a business is, they grow up with it so they understand your values and they see your work ethic and they understand why this business is important to you. So what I like to do is, we set up a family member employment policy, and it doesn't matter what age your kids are, they could be very young, and they can also be into their 20s and 30s, but the earlier you start so kids grow up knowing the employment says, if I want to work at this businesses, I need to have X, Y, and Z experience and education and skill sets. If I want to own it or run it, that might be a higher bar that's says, well you're gonna need an MBA because the world is different now. To run this business now, it's 3 times the size it was when it was mom and dad and we did it in a garage. So, recognizing entry requirements to run a business are changing and evolving. So, setting a family member employment policy creates a standard that all the kids or all family members understand, this is what's required, and that may thin out some family members who don't have an interest. 

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Swami Tirtha - How to Reduce Stress (K1217)

Swami Tirtha is the Author of "The Hip Guru's Guide", and for the past 40 years he has been helping business owners and their families with natural health and stress management.

Transcript: 

 

Swami: There's actually a lot of wellness research that shows that when businesses take care of their workers by giving them wellness plans, for example, several things happen more than we even expected. First, of course, they start feeling better. Secondly, they start to feel a sense of purpose, which you wouldn't necessarily put those two together. They then become more productive, more involved with the company, productivity goes up, quality goes up, and then another thing that people say is, "well, maybe if the workers are healthier, we won't have to pay as much in medical insurance or medical care," which is true, but they also found they were able to reduce their medical insurance costs in places like Safeway, saving millions of dollars a year. Taking care of your workers improves your heart, your soul, and your pocketbook.  

 

 

Josh Brown - Bet On Yourself (K1317)

Host: Bill Black Audio Library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com

Josh Brown discusses business ownership and offers tried & true methods that help both business and franchise owners scale and grow. 

Transcript: 

Bill: So, where do people tend to go wrong when they get into franchising?

Josh: I think people fall in love with brands, but they don't understand the underlying business model. And, if you're going to buy a franchise, and be a good operator, you have to understand the underlying business model. I think people don't take as much time and consideration into factoring in their territories, because, as much as you are buying a system, and you're buying a brand, and you're buying the expertise of somebody else who has come before you, your location, your backyard, your geographic location is so important for your business because we were talking about how small business who are not franchised compete against franchises, well franchises are competing against them, as well. 

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Laura Ladoux - Legal Strategies to Protect and Grow Your Business

Laura Ladoux shares a quick idea regarding setting up a business in a Community Property State (like CA). 

Transcript: 

Bill: What are some of the things you should be thinking about when you set up your business in a community property state? Here's Laura Ladoux.

Laura: One of my favorite things to do is help people understand that California is a community property state, and a lot of people don't really understand what the ramifications are of setting up a business when you are living in a community property state and you do have a spouse. One of the things I like to do is to sit down and find out if we need to have a community property meeting in place, is the spouse going to be a part of the company, do they want to be completely hands off? You know, we don't like to think of divorce, but my job as an attorney and as a legal business coach is to look at the holistic aspect of it and to prevent problems before they come, and it's a lot easier when you're setting up a partnership or a community property agreement when everyone's happy and friendly, to determine, okay, on the off-chance that this dissolves, what are we going to do?

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Rhett Bray - What A Good Broker Does To Earn His Commission

Ever wonder whether your Benefits Broker was earning their commission? In this brief highlight, Rhett Bray of Beacon Path explains how a Broker can earn their pay many times over when it comes time to renew your benefits. 

 

 

 

Tim Hollinger - Building Retirement Plans That Help Employees Finish Strong

Host: Buck Blanton. Audio library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com. A discussion about the new trends to automate employer-sponsored retirement plans in order to produce a better retirement outcome.New content daily - check back often!

Transcript: 

Tim: If you've got a number of participants that are around 60 years old, for example, and you take the statistics that we just said in terms of how much money people would save for retirement and their readiness, and they look at it and they think, "well, I think I'm gonna keep working another three or four years," and then they start doing the math and they realize, "wait a minute, I don't have the money to do that." Well then, what's the natural tendency? They continue to work. And if that happens, you've got people working into their late sixties, early seventies. Nothing wrong with that, but what's the cost implication to the employer to have those folks as part of the health & welfare program that the employer, their productivity and those types of things. Those are opportunities for employers to really look at that. You know, those outcomes could actually get them to refocus on, as opposed to just offering the plan, having the plan work, and actually reach some of the goals in giving those folks an opportunity to leave when they're ready to leave. 

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Bill: Why should an investor look into something like a managed future? 

John: Well, managed futures should be part of every investment portfolio. This goes back to the 1950's. A lot of people smarter than myself, Harvard professors, professors at the University of Chicago, Henry Markowitz back in the 1950's, came up with what's called, "Professionally Managed Futures: A Modern Portfolio Theory," which states that when you add a non correlated asset class to a balanced portfolio, not only do you get higher rates of return, but you also reduce your overall volatility and risk in the portfolio. A future's position is a commitment to do something whether you guess right or wrong, and it can be very expensive. On the other side, an option's position is what it is, it gives you the option, if you're right or wrong, to commit. So, simply, it's less downside risk.  

 

 

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