Admitting that Non-Admitted Insurance Is Here to Stay
As natural disasters continue to adversely impact much of the country, standard (or admitted) insurance is becoming increasingly difficult for homeowners to secure. As a
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Jan 29, 2025
Exchange Ideas
In many parts of the country—including the Bay Area—house prices have increased dramatically over the past few decades, leading to significant wealth accumulation. Many people
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Jul 29, 2024
College Bound — Hip, HIPAA, Hooray
Congratulations, your son or daughter—or perhaps grandchild—recently got accepted to college, and soon is off to school in the fall. Together, you are probably discussing
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Jan 26, 2024
Fiscal Sponsorship for Charity
Donor-advised funds (DAF) have become increasingly popular in recent years for individuals supporting various ongoing philanthropic causes, especially given their ease of achieving a potentially
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Jul 18, 2023
Risky Business
July 18, 2023 Despite the growing list of issues that seem to separate California and Florida these days, there is one area that they have
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Jan 31, 2023
Emotional Rescue
January 31, 2023 Behavioral finance plays an important role in long-term investment success. We behave as we do in large part because we are affected
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Jul 14, 2022
Children in Cars Getting Coffee… or Anything Else
July 14, 2022 Young drivers and cars have always been an expensive combination, whether they’re renting vehicles or getting their own auto insurance. This is
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Jan 27, 2022
Longevity Risk
January 27, 2022 For much of human history, life—as described by 17th century political philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan—was for most people “nasty,
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Jul 29, 2021
Fire Risk and Homeowners Insurance
July 29, 2021 The devastating wildfires in California that did so much damage in the past few years are now impacting pricing and availability of