Indoctrinating Dishonesty
- March 11, 2019
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By: Mark A. Winsor, Esq. My wife and I recently offered to babysit for a young couple in our church congregation so they could go on a fun date. We raised 6 children so we understand how important dating is…
Let’s Get Real About Real Estate: Why Joint Tenancy Is Both Great and Terrible Part 2
- February 25, 2019
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By: Matthew K Palfreyman As discussed in Part 1, Joint Tenancy can be both great and terrible, particularly if Rights of Survivorship is omitted or overlooked. If you have not read Part 1 of this article you can find the…
Let’s Get Real About Real Estate: Why Joint Tenancy Is Both Great and Terrible Part 1
- February 25, 2019
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By: Matthew K Palfreyman For a vast majority of American households, their home is the principal asset of the family. Yet how many real property owners give significant thought in their closing transactions at the title company as to the form of their ownership? …
White Lies are Still Lies
- February 8, 2019
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Written By: Mark A. Winsor I regularly teach an ethics class for Realtors®. In it I ask the question, “when is it ok to lie?” Immediately several voices will echo with “never.” I then encourage them to think deeper about…
A Cautionary Fairy-Tale – If Only Cinderella’s Father Had An Estate Plan
- January 23, 2019
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Written By: Lorena C. Van Assche & Amber D. Hughes Attorney’s with Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Ah, the tale of Cinderella, a classic childhood favorite. We all know it as the story of an orphan who is mistreated by her Evil Stepmother and,…
Two Tricks and Two Treats in Modern Estate Planning
- September 25, 2018
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By: Matthew K Palfreyman, Esq. As a child, I enjoyed Halloween. Getting candy was nice, but I think I mostly enjoyed working with my mother to put together an interesting costume to wear…
Divorce and the Estate Plan
- July 25, 2018
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by Matthew K Palfreyman For better or for worse, and in sickness and in health, divorce happens. Divorce dramatically affects the estate plan, even if the marriage dissolved is not your own. Perhaps more than any other of my five…
Finding Hope In A World Of Gloom and Doom
- June 18, 2018
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By Mark A. Winsor, Esq. While this article was originally written mainly for attorneys, I decided to provide it to others I regularly train, mentor and serve. Financial advisors, real estate agents, entrepreneurs and even my clients. This message of…
Rational and Irrational Fears about Starting and Owning a Business
- June 7, 2018
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Matthew K Palfreyman Free enterprise is guiding principle of our constitutional republic. Freedom comes with responsibility. Freedom also comes with risk, and risk creates fear. Entrepreneurs are often courageous personalities unbothered by fears; but courage alone is not an answer to fear and…
Let’s Get Real about Real Estate
- April 13, 2018
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Written by Matthew K Palfreyman Your residential communities are beautiful; and they should be considering the association dues paid. The east valley is an expansive suburban sprawl with more homes on the way as retirees and families from all over the…