Alabama Tax Tribunal – Long Road to Tax Fairness
On the surface, not much has changed in Suite 301 of the Business Center of Alabama building in Montgomery. The office is in the same...
Oakworth Capital Bank: De Nouveau in the Wealth Niche
In the fall of 2007, on the eve of the worst financial crisis in U.S. history since the Great Depression, a group of Birmingham...
Weaver and Sons Lawsuit: Your Company on the Line
Late on an October afternoon in 2007, a car headed east on Highway 84 in Clarke County crossed the center line and hit a...
The Money-Printing Machine: Electronically Printing Money
Since 2008 the U.S. Federal Reserve has been printing money like nobody’s business, more than $4 trillion of it. It’s not actually printed, of...
Equities: Five Wealth Managers Weigh the Market
Top wealth managers at Alabama banks recommend stocks for client portfolios because of stocks’ long-term growth potential. While equities are just one investment option...
Credit Unions Contribute to Solid Growth Throughout the Downturn
After adding 40, 000 newcomers in 2013, Alabama’s credit unions now have 1.9 million members — more than they’ve ever had. Since 2008, during...
Crime Watch Accounting
Inside the offices at Forensic Strategic Solutions Inc., in Birmingham, Ralph Summerford and his team of accountants gather in front of the large whiteboard...
Small Bank Competitiveness Following Financial Reforms
Well into the first quarter of this year, Alabama banks are grappling with a continuing slow economy and a barrage of regulations rising from...
Bank Merger of 2012: Causes and Effects
Given the timing of the 2012 merger between the Alabama Bankers Association and Community Bankers Association, it’s no wonder a state banking veteran said...
Currency Wars and Bursting Bubbles
Mark Thornton is an economist with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, headquartered in Auburn (but not a part of Auburn University). The institute is...