By Andrea Richard The first South Florida Executive Roundtable of 2017 convened on Jan. 11, just a few days before President Donald Trump took office. Understandably, the new administration was
A New Year, and a New Business Climate
Who Can You Trust with Your Trust?
By Julie Neitzel Family trusts have been around longer than most people realize. The very first trusts date to the Roman Empire around A.D. 800. In that society, only citizens
A Look Back at Miami’s Women Trailblazers
March is Women’s History Month, and while Julia Tuttle is frequently celebrated as the mother of Miami for her keen vision, South Florida has its share of other notable women
ONE LINERS Palm Beach
► Mark Pateman has become a managing principal of Cushman & Wakefield’s Palm Beach County operations. ► Developer Schmier & Feurring has proposed a Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel to
Citrix deal indicates state incentives matter
Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), which is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, has selected Raleigh over Florida for a 400-person expansion. Job incentives played a key role in Citrix selecting Raleigh over
How Clinton’s defeat turbocharged a South Florida stock
Back on Aug. 18, I wrote a blog about a “Black Swan” event that hammered the stock of the GEO Group (NYSE: GEO), a Boca Raton company that operates prisons
Some Stocks With High Yields
Dear Mr. Berko: I have $63,000 to invest in five high-yield stocks that you think have good long-term potential. Please don’t recommend any closed-end funds or exchange-traded funds, which seem
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Dear Mr. Berko: I was looking up Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which has many products, especially in the eye care business. I wear contact lenses and have various eye problems for which
Penn Treaty’s Long-Term Care Insurance
Dear Mr. Berko: In the late 1990s, my wife and I bought a Penn Treaty long-term care insurance policy to pay for future costs of nursing home care, which so
Wal-Mart Tried to Take on Amazon Prime and Failed
Instead, it’s offering free two-day shipping to everyone. Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) doesn’t think it makes sense to charge its online customers for two-day shipping anymore. The retailer is shutting down its year-and-a-half-old ShippingPass