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Business Insights Blog

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Looking to Improve Your Virtual Meetings?

In our book, Your Invisible Toolbox, my co-author, Deborah Rinner, and I highlight two important trends that have heightened meaning during this pandemic as the business world embraces swiftly and nearly completely virtual communication technology.…

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Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges: 98 Years Old, Powerful and Tricky

Anyone who is still around from the Warren Harding administration is entitled to some respect. And maybe even a bit of … fear?

The tax law’s “like-kind exchange” provision—popularly known as “Section 1031 exchanges” after …

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Knowing You Are “OK” Means Having an Investment Plan

Determining and managing to the right investment allocation is critical to help be on track for a successful retirement. It is one of the primary ways to “know that you are OK” as you approach …

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Brutality and Credibility

Nancy Koehn in a well written Harvard Business Review article clearly defines what is needed in a leader and their message during a crisis. “Your job, as a leader today, is to provide both brutal …

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What is the Key to Sales During a Pandemic?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

COVID-19 is causing unprecedented change in every industry, profession, and in everyone’s personal life. Changes for the sales professional and the sales process are no exception.

How do we …

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How Can I Stay Confident in Times of Uncertainty and Change?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

Nothing can shake someone’s confidence like change can. The ambiguity and uncertainty involved in change causes real stress and anxiety. Stress and anxiety can rob us of our energy …

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Is It Already Time to Amend Your 2019 Return?

BY JOE KRISTAN, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly

Government money deposited directly in checking accounts. Forgivable loans. Refundable tax credits for keeping employees on the payroll. These things are all big deals, and they are justifiably …

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How Elections Affect the Market

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer, Foster Group

The morning of February 12, 2020, the day after the Democratic Party’s 2020 New Hampshire Presidential Primary, I typed, “What does the Presidential election mean for …

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Queen Elizabeth, King Zog, and You

BY JOE KRISTAN, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly

What do the Queen of England, the Pope, and every family business CEO have in common?

They aren’t going to be around forever.

While the Queen and the …

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Second-Chance Opportunities for Electronics as Consumption Trends Change

BY CARLY FLAWS, Director of Marketing, Goodwill of Central Iowa

The electronic revolution has changed the way we live, communicate and connect with people around the world. We live in a technology-obsessed era, upgrading our …