Calls for financial reform, transparency
Larkspur Vice Mayor Stephanie Andre came prepared for MCE’s board meeting in September. Andre, an investment banker, and a handful of MCE directors from Marin on its 34-member board, were…
Tompkins Financial (TMP) Margin Expansion Challenges Bearish Profit Narratives
Tompkins Financial (TMP) posted a standout net profit margin of 26.7%, up from 23.1% last year, reversing a five-year trend of average annual earnings declines. EPS surged with 27.6% growth…
How to manage financial caregiving for an aging parent
Steering end-of-life financial decisions for an aging parent is not a job many of us would choose. But we do — and feel our way through the messy emotions as…
Women could fall behind in the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer because of the ‘confidence gap’ in financial planning, experts say
America is anticipating the greatest personal finance shift in history: During the next 23 years, an inconceivable $124 trillion will be transferred from baby boomers and older generations to heirs,…
Bankers on edge, a gilded cash room and US blaming China
Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images There is an eerie emptiness at the seat of US economic power. The US Treasury is in shutdown like much of the federal government. Most…
What Is the Worst Financial Advice You Ever Got?
By Josh Katzowitz, WCI Content Director Maybe your parents meant well when they told you that day trading could be a good idea. Maybe your attending thought they knew what…