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7 Reviews Thus Far of New Kindle Book: Buy-Sell Agreements for Baby Boomer Business Owners

Posted in: Buy-Sell Agreements, Literature Review|May 1, 2013

Buy-Sell Agreements for Baby Boomer Business Owners has been available as a Kindle book for about five weeks now. During this short time, the book has received seven 5-star reviews from a variety of readers. I thought I’d share the reviews with readers of this blog.

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Managing Private (Pre-Liquid) Wealth – The One Percent Solution

Posted in: Buy-Sell Agreements, Managing Private Company Wealth|April 8, 2013

What is The One Percent Solution? Consider a budget for managing your pre-liquid wealth (defined as your ownership interest in your private company) similar to the fees you pay to manage your liquid wealth (stocks, bonds, other liquid investments). New book coming. Current booklet available as a complimentary download.

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Buy-Sell Agreement Marathon – 10 Years, Not 26.2 Miles

Posted in: Buy-Sell Agreements, Value in the News|April 2, 2013

You thought you knew what a marathon was – until you read about a decade old case involving a busted fixed-price buy-sell agreement in New York. Call it now a BuySellAgreementathon. More exhausting (and expensive) than the traditional 26.2 miles!

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Attorney’s Blog Announces Publication of Kindle Book on Buy-Sell Agreements

Posted in: Buy-Sell Agreements, Literature Review, The Personal Side, Value in the News|March 27, 2013

Miles Mason, Sr., of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, has posted a review of my new Kindle book, Buy-Sell Agreements for Baby Boomer Business Owners.

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Miles Mason has Excellent Divorce Reference Book

Posted in: Literature Review, Value in the News|March 26, 2013

Miles Mason, Sr., of the Miles Mason Family Law Group in Memphis, has written a book, The Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook, is a great primer for divorcing persons and for anyone who has not yet started but is contemplating divorce. As a divorce attorney, his basic advice is “think seriously before you enter into this …

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Prayer of the Children for Newtown, Connecticut and Everyone

Posted in: Guest Posts, Uncategorized|December 21, 2012

In light of the events of December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, the Memphis Men’s Chorale, of which I am a member, offers our Prayer of the Children in honor and memory of the children and teachers who were killed, and for their families and friends — indeed for the millions everywhere who have been so deeply charred and jarred by this tragedy.

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The “Big” Five Business Valuation Issues

Posted in: Valuation and Valuation Theory|December 12, 2012

What are the five “big” business valuation issues in 2012 according to Chris Mercer? Surprisingly, they are the same issues business appraisers have been debating for years.

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“Proprietary Deals” Not So Good for Sellers?

Posted in: Business Succession and Business Transition, Value in the News|December 6, 2012

If you are approached by a single prospective buyer who wants to deal exclusively with you (or your client), what do you do? Is a “proprietary deal” right for you?

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Public Companies Paying Special Dividends by 12/31/12 – What About You?

Posted in: Business Growth, Valuation and Valuation Theory, Value in the News|December 4, 2012

The so-called “smart money” is rushing to pay special dividends to reward shareholders and to avoid expected increases in taxes on dividends in 2013. Maybe they are getting it right this time.

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Another Year-End Planning Opportunity: Charitable Giving of Closely Held Stock

Posted in: Business Succession and Business Transition, Gift and Estate Matters, Literature Review|November 16, 2012

On a recent flight, I met a lady who works in the charitable giving area for a major institution.  We talked for a bit and I asked if she was familiar with the idea of asking business owners to consider making gifts to her charity of appreciated shares in closely held businesses.  She was familiar …

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Whether you are an accountant, auditor, financial planner, or attorney, Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory, Second Edition enables you to understand and correctly apply fundamental valuation concepts. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the Second Edition demystifies modern valuation theory, bringing together various valuation concepts to reveal a comprehensive picture of business valuation.

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The Quantitative Marketability Discount Model (QMDM) presents a practical model to assist business appraisers in developing, quantifying and defending marketability discounts under the income approach. The model allows you to quickly and easily quantify marketability discounts in the appraisal of minority business interests. The very latest version of the (QMDM) now includes a revised and expanded explanatory manual, delivered as a .zip file* electronically via email.

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Chris Mercer is the CEO of Mercer Capital, a leading independent valuation firm. He has extensive experience in litigation engagements including statutory fair value cases and business damages and lost profits. He is also an expert in buy-sell agreement disputes.

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