Month: January 2016

Four Documents Every Estate Plan Should Have

Creating an estate plan is not always a simple process. Often, it requires the teamwork of financial advisors, accountants and probate lawyers to create a plan that will protect their client’s assets and well-being in the event of death or serious illness. A solid estate plan should answer all the “what ifs” so that there is nothing left to…

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Chicago Bankruptcy Rates Continue to Fall

The data is out for new bankruptcy filings in January of 2016, and the trend of fewer filings continues. In fact, last January’s numbers were the lowest since 2008, and greatly lower than the number of filings from 2010 and 2011, when the worst of the recession was upon the Chicago area. Statistics from the Northern Illinois District of…

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