How does Warren Buffett pay a lower tax rate than his secretary? Here’s the answer. We’ve all heard stories about wealthy Americans taking advantage of tax laws to avoid paying
Tax Secrets of the 1%
Why Apple Inc. Is So Profitable
Scale and efficiency drive Apple’s industry-leading profitability. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the world’s most profitable companies and certainly the most profitable smartphone maker. Per Strategy Analytics (by way of MacRumors), Apple captured
So just where is David Beckham’s stadium site?
Retired soccer super star David Beckham is reportedly ready to buy the last three acres needed to complete his nine-acre stadium site, which made me interested in exactly where it
What to Do With GSK
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband has been diagnosed with COPD, and I can’t imagine a more frightening medical disorder. He tells me that it feels as if there were an
Reducius Shavius and Inflation
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m taking an economics course in college. We’re learning about inflation, and the professor wants each of us to write a paper on this subject. How do
Boca area emerges as a redevelopment hot spot
Crocker Partners wants to create a live/work/play redevelopment between I-95 and Town Center mall in Boca Raton that could include a new Tri-Rail station. The effort would seek redevelopment of
He fought the SEC and won
Banker Alan Levan’s determination to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission paid off on Monday when a federal jury rejected all of the remaining civil fraud claims against him. The case
Did we forget about the national debt?
The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would partially repeal and replace Obamacare, but there’s another knotty problem ahead. What are we going to do about the federal budget
ALICE report highlights stark economic struggles
The United Way of Broward County held a discussion Wednesday on the alarming number of families who are on the brink of financial crisis. Nearly half of South Florida’s population is living
Transportation Future
I don’t know about you, but I’m finding it increasingly difficult to get to business meetings as I travel around South Florida. Inrix in February issued a study that said