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LIFELINE – A New Series to Help with Benefits Recovery
Today is the start of a new benefit series entitled LIFELINE. It will hopefully help serve as a guide or lifeline through the current economic maelstrom taking place. By definition, a LIFELINE is:
1. A rope or line for saving a life
2. A rope or line strung along or above a vessel to provide a handhold in rough [...]
Retirement Accounts-Tough Choices-Safety or Growth
Tough times call for tough choices. Many of us were just cruising along towards retirement with our accounts growing each year with little or no thought involved. Then something happened! Our economy crashed with little notice and little time to react. Before we could think, our precious retirement accounts had dwindled significantly. Now we are [...]
Health Savings Accounts – Are they right for you?
Many questions are being asked about Health Savings Account, or HSA’s, and I thought it would be a good idea to briefly explain what they are and how they work. To begin, do not confuse a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a Flexible Spending Account as they are totally separate from each other and [...]
Why Facebook Matters in Your Business
Facebook turned six years old this week. As it happens, Facebook also crossed over the 400 million user mark this past week. What is even more impressive is that 100 million of those users joined in the last six months. Just for comparison, less than 100 million were expected to watch the Super Bowl this [...]
Realtors Property Resource (RPR) – A first look
If you have not heard about RPR – don’t worry. For whatever reason this big NAR initiative has been slow to gather momentum. Regardless, it is sure to be the next big thing for real estate.
Let’s start with a definition from the official blog…
The RPR™ will provide unmatched access to a single-source national compilation of [...]
Benefits in a Changing World – Plan and Proceed
“What role do benefits such as health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans play in our rapidly changing world?“.
The importance of this question can not be overstated due to the fact that these benefits not only impact our current lives, but greatly affect what we will be able to do in the future when we [...]
2010 Review & Renew!
Note: Benefits consulting for real estate agents is just one of the services BMC provides. This is the first contribution from our benefits consultant.
As 2010 opens, we find the dawning of a new year filled with unresolved issues and uncertainty, but at the same time, full of hope of renewal and new beginnings. January is [...]
