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Business Insurance for Consultants (2026 Guide): E&O, Costs & Best Providers

Business Insurance for Consultants (2026 Guide): E&O, Costs & Best Providers

I should disclose something before we start: I am a consultant writing about consultant insurance. Alongside running my own companies,...
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General Liability Insurance for Small Business (2026 Guide): Costs & Coverage

General Liability Insurance for Small Business (2026 Guide): Costs & Coverage

When I sit down with a business owner for the first time, we go through the same four pillars every...
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Top 10 Best Business Insurance Providers in Alaska

Top 10 Best Business Insurance Providers in Alaska

It is not easy running a business in Alaska, considering the challenges you have to face. Things like unpredictable weather...
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Cleaning Business Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Bonding

Cleaning Business Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Bonding

Cleaning businesses are one of my favorite examples when I explain to the owners I advise why insurance has to...
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Personal Trainer Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Coverage

Personal Trainer Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Coverage

Personal trainers sit in a strange insurance gap that I see constantly in my consulting work with small business owners:...
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Photographer Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Coverage

Photographer Insurance (2026 Guide): Best Providers, Costs & Coverage

Photographers ask me about insurance more than almost any other profession I advise, and it is usually after a close...
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Simply Business Insurance (2026 Review): A Broker, Not an Insurer

Simply Business Insurance (2026 Review): A Broker, Not an Insurer

Let me open this review the way I open the conversation with every business owner I advise: Simply Business is...
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biBERK Insurance (2026 Review): Berkshire’s Direct Insurer, Tested

biBERK Insurance (2026 Review): Berkshire’s Direct Insurer, Tested

Every year I compare dozens of business insurance offers, for my own companies and for the small and medium-sized business...
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The Hartford Business Insurance (2026 Review): Cost, Coverage & Complaints

The Hartford Business Insurance (2026 Review): Cost, Coverage & Complaints

I have been comparing business insurance providers for years, both for my own companies and for the small and medium-sized...
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InsuranceBee Review: A Hiscox-Backed E&O Specialist? (2026)

InsuranceBee Review: A Hiscox-Backed E&O Specialist? (2026)

Last updated: July 2026. Disclosure: our content isn’t financial or insurance advice, do your own due diligence before buying a...
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Top 5 Sole Proprietor Business Insurance Policies in the US (2026 Reviews & Fee Comparison)

Top 5 Sole Proprietor Business Insurance Policies in the US (2026 Reviews & Fee Comparison)

Running a business as a sole proprietor gives you flexibility and independence, but it also leaves you personally exposed in...
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Top 11 Gold IRA Companies of 2026 (Ranked & Reviewed)

Top 11 Gold IRA Companies of 2026 (Ranked & Reviewed)

I have ranked gold IRA companies for a long time, and I keep this list honest for a painful reason:...
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GoldenCrest Metals Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Legitimacy

GoldenCrest Metals Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Legitimacy

GoldenCrest Metals is a newer precious metals firm (founded in 2023) that focuses on gold and silver IRAs and direct...
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Hiive: A Legit New Way to Access Pre-IPO Private Equity? (Review)

Hiive: A Legit New Way to Access Pre-IPO Private Equity? (Review)

Hiive is an emerging player in the secondary market for private, pre-IPO company shares. The platform is designed to bring...
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Monetary Gold Review 2026: Fees, Ratings & Direct Pricing

Monetary Gold Review 2026: Fees, Ratings & Direct Pricing

Monetary Gold is one of the quieter names in the gold IRA business, and that is exactly why readers keep...
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NEXT Insurance (2026 Review): Cost, Coverage & Complaints

NEXT Insurance (2026 Review): Cost, Coverage & Complaints

NEXT Insurance has spent nearly a decade building one thing: a way for a small business to get properly insured...
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Augusta Precious Metals Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Ratings

Augusta Precious Metals Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Ratings

Augusta Precious Metals is the gold IRA company every competitor measures itself against, and the one readers with larger accounts...
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Annuity Alliance Reviews 2026: Is It Legit? How It Works

Annuity Alliance Reviews 2026: Is It Legit? How It Works

Annuity Alliance is one of those sites readers email me about with a simple question: who actually runs this? After...
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Tivly: Good Marketplace for Business Insurance? (2026 Review)

Tivly: Good Marketplace for Business Insurance? (2026 Review)

Most people who land on Tivly expecting to buy a policy leave slightly confused, because Tivly does not actually sell...
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Madison Trust Company Review 2026: Fees, Ratings & Who It Fits

Madison Trust Company Review 2026: Fees, Ratings & Who It Fits

Madison Trust is the custodian I hear the fewest complaints about, and in the self-directed IRA business that is saying...
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