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There’s No (Good) Excuse to Postpone Estate Planning

There’s No (Good) Excuse to Postpone Estate Planning

by Caitlin Childs | Oct 27, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Professional Advisors Newsletter

There’s a saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin: “If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”  This is especially true when it comes to estate planning. In my practice, I often encounter excuses as to why people fail to plan their estates. I encourage...
Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

by Caitlin Childs | Oct 28, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Early Childhood Education, Featured Stories, iRead, Professional Advisors Newsletter

Access to education is a basic human right and essential in ensuring that all children are able to meet their greatest potential. Early Childhood Education allows children to have equal footing when they begin their educational careers. In Sonoma County, only 39...

Valley Fire Giving

by Caitlin Childs | Sep 16, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Professional Advisors Newsletter

Dear Friends, We know you share our heartache for our friends and neighbors, especially those in Lake County, who are facing the most devastating of circumstances wrought by the fires.  We also know you are eager to help and it is no surprise to our Sonoma Community...
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