By Julie Neitzel We frequently hear arguments that the rich are not paying their fair share of taxes, although statistics show the highest income earners are important contributors to our nationโs federal budget and to our economy. In this monthโs column, weโll explore the facts surrounding...
Howard Kayeโs mantra is all about creating and preserving wealth. Heโs a nationally known expert walking in the footsteps of his father, Barry, who was a pioneer in the wealth creation and preservation field. Barry wrote the best-sellers, โDie Rich and Tax Free,โ โDie Rich...
By David Lyons While politicians in Washington grapple for ways to solve Puerto Ricoโs money troubles, investor arbitration cases are spilling over from the island to Florida, which has become a preferred destination for investor-residents who are fleeing the commonwealthโs financial collapse. The rising number of arbitration cases...
By Darcie Lunsford Cuba has long been thought of as that golden chalice of opportunity just waiting to runneth over into South Florida. First, in post-thaw Cuba, massive amounts of building materials will need to be gathered and distributed to rebuild its crumbling infrastructure. That is likely...
By Gerry Czarnecki When you first joined a nonprofit board, you most likely realized that many of its functions were very similar to your day job. However, the one major difference is the funding process. Most businesses sell products or services for cash. Nonprofits mostly raise...
By Chris Fleck In January 2016, Citrix announced Kirill Tatarinov as its new CEO after an extensive global search. Mark Templeton, who retired in October after 20 years, grew Citrixโs revenue from $15 million to $3.2 billion. He left as a software industry legend and created high...
By Jim Fried My past columns have profiled specific guests on my show, but this month, I wanted to write about the latest phase of the regionโs real estate market. Itโs based on ideas that many of my guests have expressed during the last few weeks,...
By Greta Schulz If there were only one thing I could emphasize to C-level executives, it would be that starting with the right people, the best people, is the key to everything. Yes, there are lots of other important factors โ if there werenโt, I wouldnโt...
Being contrarian for contrarianism's sake rarely works. By Morgan Housel Investing is full of ironies. Here's a big one: With few exceptions, everyone thinks they're a contrarian. Which they can't be, of course. By definition, most people are the consensus they think they're outsmarting. The core of active investing...
A two-part SFBW series about rail mass transit earlier this year talked about how Tri-Rail was poised to expand service to downtown Miami via a new interchange in Hialeah. However, Executive Director Jack Stephens of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, parent of Tri-Rail, had to...
