Walter C. Bean says he gets distressed when he reads investors shouldn’t spend more than four percent of their portfolio or they’ll run out of money. He’s come up with a 5/5 strategy – seeking a 5 percent dividend and 5 percent in growth to get a 10 percent annual return. Bean says his approach
For two decades, Andrew Cagnetta has been the CEO of Transworld Business Advisors, the state’s biggest company when it comes to successfully putting together buyers and sellers of businesses. Transworld also has a franchise consulting side that gives entrepreneurs access to more than 200 prescreened franchises. Its franchise development service assists people in growing their
Jay Cohen is putting up some whopping numbers for growth at his nutritional supplements company, IQ Formulations. From 2010 to 2013, the company grew 5,486 percent, which put it at No. 50 on Inc. magazine’s fastest-growing list. It ranked No. 572 this year and is on pace to double sales to $20 million with profit
Famous starlets may have been discovered at Schwab’s Pharmacy in Hollywood, but postal carrier Fred Shea was discovered when he knocked on the door of a new resident. “Unlike every other postal carrier, he introduced himself. He talked about how he could be of service, and that was kind of the beginning point of the
One thing South Florida does not lack during the winter season is good weather and plenty of festivals. Here’s a guide to a batch of bacchanals and a fanfare of festivals from Pinecrest to Delray Beach, including the SoBe Wine & Food Festival, the Boca Bacchanal, and many more specialty festivals coming up this year.
It’s the peak of snowbird season, which means more cars on the roads and shoppers in the aisles; it’s harder to make a dinner reservation or tee-time; and everywhere you look there are simply more people around. Despite all that, the influx of visitors and seasonal-residents in South Florida keeps the economy flourishing – with
In the past 12 months, we have seen one massive corporate security breach after another. Major retailers (Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, Sony), e-commerce sites (eBay) and financial institutions (JPMorgan) have all been victims. Taken individually, digital security breaches serve as a warning for executives and security professionals to remain vigilant. However, when every major
eMerge Americas, one the largest tech conferences in the Americas, is helping position South Florida as an international tech hub. While eMerge was the vision of Miami tech entrepreneur Manny Medina, Xavier Gonzalez is helping execute the big mandate. Gonzalez has been eMerge Americas executive director since its creation two years ago. Prior to that,
For decades, Butch Buchholz was known for promoting tennis on Key Biscayne, but now he’s on his third year of building community support for the WGC-Cadillac World Golf Championship at Trump National Doral Miami. The Sony Open on Key Biscayne, which Buchholz founded, has done a great job of letting the community know it’s coming
A digital pioneer, a top community banker, a private equity leader and the longtime leader of a major hospital system will be honored by Junior Achievement of South Florida as its latest Hall of Fame Laureates. The award is based on an individual’s record of achievement, excellence, vision, innovation, inspiration, leadership and community responsibility. (To
