In part 1 of this post, we talked about the importance of business succession planning. Specifically, part of establishing your business should include serious consideration of a plan for how to handle owner divorce, exit or death. What would be the ideal outcome for...
Month: October 2020
The role of a buy-sell agreement in long-term business planning, part 1
In the excitement and busyness of starting a new Kentucky business, do not forget that it will eventually wind down, be sold or morph in some other way. Ownership interests in partnerships, corporations and LLCs can change over time, but if you do not put into place...
Takeaways from the Bill Murray-Doobie Brothers copyright dispute
Anyone who was alive in the early 1970s will recognize the Doobie Brothers’ hit from that era, “Listen to the Music.” The late, great Dick Clark famously said, “Music is the soundtrack of our lives” and Doobie Brothers’ songs are part of that soundtrack for baby...
FINRA arbitration for defrauded investors, part 1
Performing an internet search for information about investment fraud reveals an almost shocking number of news stories on the topic. For example, a former broker and investment advisor was indicted on Aug. 5 in federal court for mail and securities fraud for allegedly...