Need to increase your understanding of the financial markets? If so, you’re not alone. “Retail investors lack basic financial literacy,” with “a weak grasp of financial concepts,” according to the findings of a recent study...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its much-anticipated Report on the Municipal Securities Market, including recommendations to help improve its transparency. According to the SEC press release, “the report is a culmination of an extensive...
Jefferson County, Alabama’s financial woes thrust the county into national headlines last week. On November 9, the County officially filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, marking the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy in history. As such - and perhaps because it...
Changes in tax laws, combined with the roller coaster economy, have many companies on the lookout for “greener pastures” in which to move or expand their business. In fact, nearly half of the respondents in a recent survey conducted by Development Counsellors...
