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What Kind of Value Generator is Your Company?

Mergers & Acquisitions

What Kind of Value Generator is Your Company?

Is your company a golden goose, a unicorn, or a ship of the desert?

By Ken Stillwell | May 9, 2017

How to Save a Bundle on PBGC Premiums

Retirement Plans

How to Save a Bundle on PBGC Premiums

For most penison-plan sponsors, it's as simple as making a scheduled contribution a month early.

By John Lowell | April 10, 2017

Betting on Blockchain

Betting on Blockchain

The widely hyped technology continues to attract converts intrigued by its potential to eliminate the frictional costs of transactions.

By Randy Myers | March 2, 2017

What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?

What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?

The JOBS Act was designed to help online capital formation. So far, the results have been disappointing.

By Vincent Ryan | February 6, 2017

How to Reduce Investment Decision Complexity

How to Reduce Investment Decision Complexity

Streamlined investment decision processes clarify the judgments required to make decisions and facilitate enhanced accountability.

By Gregory V. Milano | February 1, 2017

2017: A Year to Review Capital Structure

2017: A Year to Review Capital Structure

Prospective tax changes from President-elect Trump will cause companies to change how they allocate and distribute capital.

By Reuben Daniels and John R. Cryan | January 3, 2017

New Private-Company Stock-Based-Pay Rules: Analysis

Risk & Compliance

New Private-Company Stock-Based-Pay Rules: Analysis

Private firms using the current method for valuing stock-based compensation should consider using a newly allowed method instead.

By Rick Schwartz and Amy Thomas | December 30, 2016

How to Boost Workers’ Take-Home Pay Without a Raise

Risk Management

How to Boost Workers’ Take-Home Pay Without a Raise

Employers may not be receiving the best deals for employees because conflicts of interest that benefit other parties maybe working against them.

By Eric Krieg | December 28, 2016

Trump’s Pension Policy

Retirement Plans

Trump’s Pension Policy

If Trump shelves the new fiduciary rule, brokers might seek out deals that pay them best, rather than act in the best interests of sponsors and employees.

By Rob Massa | December 9, 2016

Are Banks Gouging Marijuana and Bitcoin Businesses?

Risk Management

Are Banks Gouging Marijuana and Bitcoin Businesses?

"Banks are looking at all the risk factors and saying, ‘I have more on the line to bank this industry and we're going to bill them more,'" says one expert.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 13, 2015

Square Rolls Out Business Payment Service

Square Rolls Out Business Payment Service

“Individuals aren’t the only ones who don’t like checks,” the company said. “They’re inconvenient for businesses too."

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 23, 2015