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Calling All Graduating Seniors (And Parents, Too) for Healthcare Directive Night

By |2024-03-12T15:42:29-05:00March 12th, 2024|News Archives|

As spring and the last few months of high school are approaching for graduating seniors, many are probably making choices for what theyโ€™ll do next. Will they start working right away? Will they join the military? Will they pick a trade school to attend nearby? Will they travel abroad? Will they move to a far-away college? Have you as the graduating senior or the parent of a graduating senior thought about the extra-important topic of healthcare directives and power of attorneys? Likely not. Nor is it something we want to think about. But, should a worst-case scenario happen, parents or

Tax Strategies + Wills vs. Trusts = Q&A Event

By |2024-02-02T16:47:00-06:00February 2nd, 2024|News Archives|

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ + ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐˜€---๐—ค&๐—” ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Please join us February 12th for this interactive event! This is a Q&A style event with Financial Advisors Tim Reinke and Amy Pearson, Attorney Mary Kay Mages, and CPA Evy Olson. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€. 6:00 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Q&A Session STARKELLER BREWING,ย 2215 North Garden Street, New Ulm, MN *Appetizers and drinks will be served. Space is limited so reserve your spot TODAY at 507-354-4413 or newulmareagroup@thrivent.com. ย 

Join us for an Estate Planning Seminar February 15th

By |2024-01-31T14:44:19-06:00January 31st, 2024|News Archives|

ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS FOR SINGLES OR MARRIED WITH NO CHILDREN Navigating the complex and ever-changing tax laws and regulations surrounding estate planning, wills and trusts can be overwhelming.ย This process can be especially challenging for those who are single or married and who have no children. Individuals who do not currently have an estate plan commonly ask: Do I need an estate plan if I donโ€™t have children? Who do I leave my assets to? Do I even need an estate plan? I donโ€™t have children nor a spouse so who will close out my estate? I donโ€™t have anyone to

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST PARTNER, JARED KOCH!

By |2024-01-16T14:17:52-06:00January 16th, 2024|News Archives|

We are pleased to announce that attorney Jared Kochย has joined the partnership of Blethen Berens. Jared has practiced law for five years with Blethen Berens as an associate. Jared practices in the areas of business law, real estate, estate planning, probate, and guardianship and conservatorship law. Jaredโ€™s broad scope of practice allows him to provide comprehensive support to individuals and small businesses as they navigate their legal needs, including matters such as entity formation, succession planning, and purchase or sale of a business. In addition, Jared dedicates a significant portion of his practice to estate planning, probate, and guardianship and

Final Rule Issued Regarding Classification of Independent Contractors or Employees

By |2024-01-12T09:52:59-06:00January 12th, 2024|News Archives|

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the issuance of a final rule to help employers and workers analyze whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule changes the guidance on whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the FLSA. This final rule rescinded a 2021 Independent Contractor rule which had changed the independent contractor/employee analysis and restored the rule to be more consistent with the analysis prior to the 2021 rule. The final rule analyzes whether a person is an employee

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