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“Friends Helping Friends”
Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 8:15pm
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You are cordially invited to: “Friends Helping Friends”

February 29, 2012

Dinner-6:30 p.m.; Presentation-7:30 p.m.

Amici Ristorante
7620 N Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL 60714

Hosted by: Michael W. Basile, COUNTRY Financial® in Lincoln Square

Presentation given by:
Michael W. Basile, Financial Representative
Dennis A. Prentice, Registered Financial Consultant

After you have enjoyed your complimentary meal*, we will hear a compelling story from Mike about the dramatic impact that planning, or the lack of planning, can have. In addition, Dennis will discuss:

How to determine how much liability insurance is enough to protect your assets.
How to enhance the...

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How Much is Enough?
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 5:04pm
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“One thing is for sure,” said Bill Gates in Forbes Magazine, “I won’t leave a lot of money to my heirs because I don’t think it would be good for them.” He stated that he would leave each of his children $10 million.

“The perfect amount to leave children,” said Warren Buffet, “is enough so they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.”

Over the last few years, we have noticed more and more of our clients focusing on this idea of how much is enough.

Of course there is no right or wrong answer. Each family must decide for themselves how and how much to leave to their children and grandchildren. And what to do with any amounts left over. For example, Bill Gates has set his goal at...

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SBAC Member, plura Financial Adds Karen Orlich As Chief Marketing Officer
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 11:22am
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plura, an online business loan matchmaker free for borrowers, is strategically adding to its management team, appointing Karen Orlich to lead the expansion of plura's lender network.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 03, 2012

plura Financial Solutions (plura), an online business loan matchmaker free for borrowers, has added Karen Orlich to its expanding management team. Orlich joins plura from AllCell Technologies, where she served as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer. She brings to plura 20 years of experience in marketing, business development and finance.

"We are excited to have someone of Karen’s caliber join our growing team," said plura CEO Brandon Hinkle. “Because of our unique automated...

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