Gas Prices Spike, Oil Speculation Soars
Within the past 30 days, the cost of WTI crude oil increased 15% to top $108 per barrel. Every time gasoline prices increase more than a few pennies in a…
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It’s hot and humid, and summer temperatures are climbing. Unless you’re in an air-conditioned environment, you’re most likely sweating and uncomfortable. You’re probably tiring more easily, and you may be…
DetailsToday is the Day You Beat the Urge for Sugar and Sweets
The average American consumes around 132 pounds of sugar a year. Probably because it’s hidden in so many processed foods like ketchup, salad dressings, sports drinks and breakfast cereal, not…
DetailsMIRA Discovery of Credit Card Skimmers
MIRA advises gasoline retail members to check for credit card skimming devices. These devices have been place in gas dispensers located on outside lanes or dispensers on the outside rows probably to…
DetailsDoubling Your Estate Tax Exemption
By: Randall A. Denha, J.D., LL.M.* Portability means the ability to transfer the federal estate tax exemption from the estate of the first spouse to die to the estate of…
DetailsBe Careful With Payable On Death Accounts
By: Randall A. Denha, J.D., LL.M.* Many banks encourage the use of payable on death (“POD”) accounts, in part because such accounts do not have to go through the estate…
DetailsEstate Planning Should Be a Priority for You
Well first of all, everyone already has an estate plan. How so?Because if you die without a will, the law predetermines what happens to your unassigned assets (“intestacy laws”). In…
DetailsStop Making Cents?
Is the cents-per-gallon metric costing the c-store channel millions of dollars in fuel profits? Picture that 20-ounce bottled soda in your store cooler. So enticing on a hot day. The…
DetailsSupermarkets Shift Focus to Perimeters
The center aisles have long been where supermarkets showcased their sales, but now the perimeters are getting their due, the New York Times reports. “You can pretty much be in…
DetailsMaking Gifts During Lifetime Is A Great Estate Planning Tool
By: Randall A. Denha, J.D., LL.M.* Estate Planning is not always about transfers at death. While there are many tools you can use to protect your assets and ensure your…
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