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LifeBridge: FREE LIFE INSURANCE
May 3, 2012MassMutual Financial Group offers FREE Life Insurance called LifeBridge LifeBridge will help give income - elgible parents and leg...
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An Education in Paying for College
March 29, 2012College acceptance letters are out, and millions of high school seniors are eagerly anticipating the next step in their educational li...
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Should You “Friend” the Facebook IPO?
March 5, 2012The media hype is underway about Facebook’s plan to go public. Whispers set a $100 billion price tag on the social media g...
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Hiring an Employee: What Businesses Need to know
February 20, 2012Since opening your business you have been chief cook and bottle washer. You have now decided that you need to hire someone to as...
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Searching NJ Business Names - For Free
February 15, 2012Searching the “availability” of business names in NJ was, at one time, free and easy. The good news is that it’s sti...
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Ask a Trust Officer: 401(k) Protection Programs
January 17, 2012DEAR TRUST OFFICER: When I retire in about a year, I’m expecting a six-figure distribution from my employer’s 401(k)...
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What is a “fiduciary”?
January 4, 2012You might get investment advice from any of the following sources: &nbs...
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Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Get More Customers?
January 3, 2012Is your New Year’s resolution to grow your business and get more customers? You’re off to a great start! But where wil...
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An Executor’s Dilemma
December 27, 2011Kresimir Telesmanich had a difficult problem when he was named executor of his uncle’s estate. The uncle, who died in 2000...
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Business Branding: Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions You Should Keep
December 21, 2011As the New Year approaches, we wanted to share a few smart branding resolutions you should abide by for 2012. Consider moving these fr...
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Tax Code Uncertainty Continues
December 15, 2011Nothing is certain but death and taxes, according to Benjamin Franklin. To this we might now add, it is also certain that Congre...
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Regulatory Reform Provides Path to Jobs, Investment
December 5, 2011New Jersey’s focus on repositioning itself to attract new business investment has come a long way in the last two years. That is...
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Planning for Retirement: What You Need to Know
December 5, 2011Most Americans will spend approximately 20 years in retirement. However, fewer than half of them have calculated how much they need to...
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Ask a Trust Officer: Estate Tax Filings
November 16, 2011Dear Trust Officer: I don’t have $5 million. I don’t need to worry any more about estate taxes, do I?&mdash...
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College Funding
November 9, 2011The Higher Education Price Index is an annual report that documents the relentless rise in the costs of college in the USA. The ...
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Required Minimum Distributions (RMD’s)
October 27, 2011Required Minimum Distributions (RMD’s) are amounts that a retirement plan owner must withdrawal annually in the year ...
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The Alphabet Soup of Medical Savings Accounts – FSA, HSA, MSA, HRA: Which one is right for you?
October 19, 2011In tough economic times, having a tax-free medical savings account can be a smart way to save money and ensure you have cash available...
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Vote Bruce Harris for Mayor: Competent Leadership with a Substantive Record of Accomplishment
October 17, 2011This coming Election Day, I will proudly support Bruce Harris for Mayor of Chatham Borough and encourage all voters to do the same. &n...
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The Hip Event Selected as Public Relations Agency for Schultz Furriers
October 12, 2011The Hip Event, a full-service public relations, special events and social marketing firm, was named agency of record for Sc...
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Ten Reasons You Need An Insurance Agent to Get the Best Insurance
October 10, 2011"A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." That’s how Winston Churchill once described Russia, but the same cou...
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Must-Have Devices That Make Business Travel Easier
October 7, 2011Traveling for business can always be a hassle, from airport security, to the flight, to not having all your household devic...
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Must-Have Devices That Make Business Travel Easier
October 7, 2011Traveling for business can always be a hassle, from airport security, to the flight, to not having all your household devices at hand ...
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International Business Etiquette
October 7, 2011You are going overseas for a very important business meeting. You have done your research on the company, you know al...
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Looking Out for Number One
October 7, 2011When you had your estate planning done, your attorney likely prepared a Durable Power of Attorney and a Medical Directive for you.&nbs...
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Ask the Trust Officer: In-law Protection
September 28, 2011Dear Trust Officer: I have two grown children, both married. One couple is financially secure; the other is...