By Julie Neitzel Wealthy individuals always have been targets for vandals and thieves, but the rise of the internet, electronic tools and new technology options have provided new ways for criminals to operate, generally in anonymous ways. Cyberattacks are becoming more pervasive. In 2015, the Internal Revenue...
Entrepreneurs share how they got funding to fuel growth By Kevin Gale Entrepreneurs and investment bankers talked about the challenges and triumphs of growing companies during a seminar presented by Bonaventure Equity in West Palm Beach. The speakers included a serial entrepreneur in the gas turbine space, a...
If you want strong performance, but still want to sleep soundly, check out these two REITs. What makes a risk-resistant stock? There's no one magic formula, but some things to look for include a dominant position in its industry, competitive advantages over peers, and the ability...
By Chris Fleck More than 2,000 registrants, 25 speakers, 100 sponsors and organizations from across South Florida are expected at ITPalooza, a gathering of the regionโs nonprofit technology user groups. The fifth annual event, Dec. 8 at Signature Grand in Fort Lauderdale, is daytime learning and nighttime...
By Gerry Czarnecki A great board can be collegial, but not all collegial boards are great. Most directors would much rather go to a board meeting where the relationships among the board members fit the definition of collegial. One primary definition of the word โ โmarked...
By Darcie Lunsford U.S. regulators continue to caution that the nationโs hot market for commercial real estate investments might be overheating. And you donโt have to look much further than the extended period of low interest rates paired with strong investor demandโboth domestically and internationallyโto see the...
The global oil market is awfully hard to move -- even for the president of the United States. The news that Donald Trump was elected to become the 45th president of the United States has a lot of people wondering what that will mean for their...
Akermanโs David Spector prepares to takeover for Andrew Smulian By David Lyons Not long after Akerman LLP, the stateโs largest law firm, moved its Miami offices from the SunTrust International Center to the new, upscale Brickell City Centre, the firm announced a plan for a changing of...
These sectors are seeing dollar signs after Trump surprisingly won the presidency. What can arguably called the craziest election on American soil is officially over. Unfortunately the smoke hasn't quite cleared after Donald Trump was named the president elect. Wall Street had been predicting victory for Democratic...
Students balance full-time jobs with law classes at night By Martin Lenkowsky Many students and graduates of South Floridaโs two part-time law degree programs agree on one thing: They couldnโt have afforded to study law otherwise. Nova Southeastern Universityโs Shepard Broad College of Law and the Florida International...
