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Insurance

Nov. 16, 2022

Recession forces many business owners to consider asset protection

Now that we are out of a hot market and are transitioning into a possible recession (or are there already), the topic of guarantees comes up often.

Jacob Stein

Asset Protection Attorney and Chair of the Private Client Practice
Aliant, LLP

Email: jacobstein@aliantlaw.com

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You can always tell by how well the economy is performing by how many business owners or real estate developers sign personal guarantees. In a red-hot market, guarantees are common. Hope and optimism displace common sense, and the fear of missing out leads to greater risk taking.

Now that we are out of a hot market and are transitioning into a possible recession (or are there already), the topic of guarantees comes up often. As in, “I wish...

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