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The must have economic report for your crystal ball

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Bulls on Parade

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] The panelists Austin Cook, senior financial adviser for Merrill Lynch. Jason E. Heller, investment specialist and director of advanced markets for

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Austin Cook (left) discusses why emerging markets are a good bet for investment portfolios. Troy Sorel, Kevin Gale, Matthew J. Dernis and Jason E. Heller
Perry Ellis Goes Private

A list of notable names in the financial world helped founder George Feldenkreis take clothier Perry Ellis International private in a $473 million transaction. The transaction was financed through equity

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Major deal on the move

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National Recongition

The American Land Title Association, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, awarded Florida’s Title Insurance Co. a Title Webby, an awards program recognizing member companies that

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Community bankers put emphasis on technology, relationships

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Community bankers gathered at The SilverLogic for the roundtable discussion
The List: Community banks

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Grove Bank & Trust Miami.
BAC Florida expanding domestic division

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BAC Florida Bank’s headquarters on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables
Art emerges as key component in wealth portfolios

By Sally-Ann O’Dowd Elaborate art collections—long overlooked by financial advisers managing clients’ money—are becoming an integral facet of wealth management, according to a global study presented at Fort Lauderdale’s ArtServe.

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M&A wave in banking isn’t over

Don’t expect the wave of banking mergers to end anytime soon, says Frank Gonzalez, whose key roles at the accounting firm MBAF include leading the firm’s financial institutions practice. “I

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Long-term care insurance hits a crisis point

A Jan. 18 article in the Wall Street Journal says premiums for long-term care insurance are going up so fast that some policy holders can’t afford the premiums. Some people are

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Melinda Kibler
Manny Perdomo gets new role as SunTrust announce changes

Manny Perdomo could aptly be called the guru of international banking for SunTrust Banks and that’s apparent in his new role. Perdomo, who was profiled by SFBW last year, is

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Manny Perdomo

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.