Planning for Business Owners and Professionals
The Burnham System
HS 331
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The Burnham System is written and promptly revised by

Ray Burnham, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AIC, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, ALCM, AAI, AAI-M, APA, ARP, AIAF, AMIM, AAM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, PRC, REBC, RHU, ASF, LIA, CASL, ChFC, and PRC;

Jean O’Reilly, PhD, CPCU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, AIC, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M. ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, AIAF, and PRC; and

Lisa Tobey, JD, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AIAF, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, ACS, PRC, RWCS, RHU, REBC, CASL, AIC, EA, ChFC, and PRC.

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HS 331
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Planning for Business Owners and Professionals Study Guide

The Burnham System is the gold standard for HS 331 study guide materials. Using our guide you will learn everything needed to pass the HS 331 Exam in the shortest time possible. Simply, you will learn more faster.


Included for FREE with your purchase of this Digital Study Guide:

  • HS 331 Audio Study Guide Narrations, in MP3 file format, expertly narrated by Lisa Tobey
  • Definitions of each assignment's key words and other new terms
  • A sample diagnostic exam with answers and answer explanations


Study guide last updated: June 30, 2021


Current Text Edition: 16th


Ray's estimate of course difficulty (1, easiest and 10, hardest): 6


Number of study guide pages: 59


Covered within this study guide:

  • Overview of Business Problems and Business Planning Objectives
  • Unincorporated Business Entities
  • Corporations
  • Compensation Planning for Closely Held Corporations
  • Business Continuation
  • Buy-Sell Agreements for Unincorporated and Incorporated Businesses
  • Stock Redemptions
  • Lifetime Disposition of Business Interests
  • Planning to Continue the Family Business
  • Valuation of Closely Held Businesses
  • Disability Planning
  • Risk Management for Closely Held Businesses

As a good study guideline, figure anything in those 59 pages might be on your exam and that there will be nothing on your exam that is not covered in those 59 pages.


The Burnham System is written and promptly revised by

Ray Burnham, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AIC, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, ALCM, AAI, AAI-M, APA, ARP, AIAF, AMIM, AAM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, PRC, REBC, RHU, ASF, LIA, CASL, ChFC, and PRC;

Jean O’Reilly, PhD, CPCU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, AIC, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M. ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, AIAF, and PRC; and

Lisa Tobey, JD, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AIAF, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, ACS, PRC, RWCS, RHU, REBC, CASL, AIC, EA, ChFC, and PRC.

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