Accounting for Health Care Reform
One thing you can count on after the 2012 presidential election is that health care reform, passed in 2010 — the Affordable...
Jefferson County Bankruptcy Fallout
What effect will Jefferson County’s bankruptcy have on the credit rating of the rest of the state? It’s not a new question, ...
Leading the Alabama Publics League
Jeffry Rosenthal is CEO and president of Hibbett Sports Inc., one of the best performing companies on our annual ranking of Alabama...
$2 Billion Chump Change
News in May that J.P. Morgan dropped more than $2 billion in a derivatives trade made headlines, stirred Congressional committee hearings—Harrumph! Harrumph!—and...
Number Crunchers to the Rescue
Most every Alabama business has a relationship with an accounting firm — to balance the books, prepare taxes, draw up the...
Markets Catch Breath After Benchmarks Breached
Wall Street closed out its best first-quarter beginning since 1998 as it finished our session that ended March 30. Several positive economic signs...
Taking up Slack in Business Lending
It wasn’t too long ago that small business owners might walk right past a credit union on their way to their local bank...
Surviving the Busy Season
Each year, from early January until April 15, CPAs and their staffs work feverishly to complete client tax returns and meet...
Think Local, Stay Solvent
Bigger is not always better when it comes to surviving in today’s ever-struggling economy. Banks with assets of $1 billion or greater are...
LOL Jennifer's $41 Trillion Inheritance
Recently, my parents had their air conditioner repaired by the same man who has been servicing their home for as long as...
