A Limited Liability Company is the best of both worlds for many small and home-based business owners. Because it is considered its own entity, much of the personal risk of being a sole-proprietorship ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

A limited liability company (LLC) protects your personal assets from business liabilities. If someone sues your company or claims the company owes money, your personal assets are protected. In ...

It can be surprisingly easy to set up a limited liability company, or LLC, if you’re looking to use the legal structure to make investments. And that’s what a few enterprising individuals are doing to ...

An LLC, or limited liability company, is a popular business structure because it legally separates the business from its owners, shielding them from personal liability. LLC members can also enjoy tax ...

You’re starting a new business. Your friend told you to set up a limited liability company (LLC). So you set one up and opened up a bank account. You’re ready to dive in. But you forgot one thing–how ...

Q: In several recent columns, you have urged self-employed travel professionals to set up their own corporation or limited liability company (LLC). Is there any reason not to do so? Of the two forms ...

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