A series of earthquakes on the island of Kefalonia in 1953 totally destroyed the majority of the buildings with only a small area at the northern most point escaping the devastation. As a result, an estimated 100,000 people left the island seeking a new life elsewhere. Following the major earthquake of 1953 property development on … Read more
In today’s economy everyone is looking for a way to get the advantage over other job seekers, looking for a career that is almost recession proof. Fortunately, there is one profession that is never going to fade away, and that is lawyers. While the though of going to school and becoming a lawyer may not … Read more
Stock picking in 2009 was a year when even monkeys could have made a lot of money in the stock market. Maybe you’ve heard the story from the 1980s, which was argued in a popular investing book, that a bunch of monkeys throwing darts at a list of stocks could make stock picking that would … Read more
It looks like another banner year for the triple net leasing market, with demand far exceeding supply in most areas of the country. Thanks largely to the baby boomer population seeking out new types of retirement investments, demand continues to be high, and the demand, for the most part, comes from people who are in … Read more
by Mike Churchill Ask almost any attorney which employee is most valuable and you’ll often get the same answer: the paralegal. The name says it all. “Para” comes from the root meaning “alongside” and “legal” means “lawyer.” Together they describe someone who has legal knowledge and works directly alongside a lawyer, but is not … Read more