Finance, it is often said, is the language of business. This may well be true, but there are a lot of us who don't understand the language and could be described as 'financially illiterate.' It doesn't have to be that way and you don't need an accounting background to become financially literate.

A sample merger agreement between two insurance agencies.

SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR RETENTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS KEY: 'P' means that the records should be retained permanently. Figures represent the number of years for retaining records. 'AT' means ...