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...
Top White Collar Cop Inspects Dodd-Frank
We talked recently with the state’s top securities regulator about the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, designed—with many policy details still to be...
Hanging Tough in a Fearful Market
Individuals who weathered the economic storm with their 401k plans have recovered most of their value, Alabama experts say, while new...
