This podcast is with Brian Wight who owns Dutch Bros. Boise and his story is incredible. He and his wife Libby opened their first stand when they were 23 years old and had 3 up and running during their first year. Most people don’t know how difficult this is and you can hear in […]
Permanent life insurance can be a powerful tool if used and understood properly. What people need to understand, is that the money in the cash account, can be “borrowed”. Why is this important? Why not just cash out the money instead of take a loan? One simple, mind blowing answer. You can’t tax a loan. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My Uncle sent me an article to read regarding the complexity of auto insurance rates and I thought it was a good read. For those who want to read it here it is. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/car-insurance/auto-insurance-special-report/index.htm It is a good article and I totally agree that pricing has gotten overly complex. The insurance companies are dying to figure out […]
I am a proud graduate of Western Michigan University. I lived in the residence halls my entire collegiate career. All 5 1/2 years of it. I went to this school of 22,000 students without knowing a soul and was placed in a room my freshman year with 3 total strangers. Now it wasn’t my roommates […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I read an article today showing the rates in Idaho for Individual healthcare plans, are going up. Significantly. Blue Cross is taking an average of a 23% increase and Mountain Health Co-op is taking a 26% increase. Pacific Source on the other hand is taking an 8% decrease. Last year, based on all of the health insurance […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is an easy mistake to make and I have seen it again and again. A potential client comes in and says, “Give the cheapest thing you got for auto insurance”. I flat out will tell them, “No”. The cheapest thing I got, could end up being the most expensive thing you buy. State […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “It depends”. That is your answer to all of your tax questions. Every single one of them. Taxes play a crucial role in all businesses and to most entrepreneurs, it is like trying learn a foreign language. Not only is it like learning a new language, there are at least 4 potential answers to […]
Today’s podcast in on Workers Compensation. This is a vital part of your commercial line protection plan. The moment you hire a W2 employee you have to put this policy in force and it will pay for their medical expenses if they are hurt on the job. This podcast covers: What the policy covers, how […]
While Obama made healthcare available for everyone, he didn’t to the same for our pets. Don’t despair. You can get health insurance for your dog or cat. We have partnered up with a company called Pets Best to offer their insurance through my agency. It is very affordable, and comes in three different levels. […]
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Jennifer Quinn who own You Being Social.com. She is an expert on helping businesses get the most from social media. Her company will help businesses do everything from get started on different platforms to running the entire social media wing of their business. We […]
