Life seldom gets much better than it is right now for that unsung hero of the financial world, the buy-and-hold investor. The term buy-and-hold evokes images of a simple-minded soul following a simple-minded plan. How much skill can it take ...
Read More »Connaghan: Dedicated public servant leaves history of being great judge
Judge Ronnie White soon will not be a public servant for the first time in many years, and our state will be deprived of his talented legal mind. Throughout his tenure at the court, White displayed a keen sense of ...
Read More »Dedicated public servant retires
Very soon Judge Ronnie White will not be a public servant for the first time in many years and the citizens of our state will be deprived of his talented legal mind. Throughout his tenure at the court, White displayed ...
Read More »Babysitting as a lawyer will get the job done
I do a lot of domestic work, and by and large I have learned to enjoy the process and helping families through difficult times. I fully expect that there will be some “babysitting” involved with this process as I deal ...
Read More »Coach’s Corner: Creating an effective team
BOSTON — Lawyers, like managers everywhere, must connect with their staff. Creating an effective team is perhaps your number one practice responsibility. Your staff must share your work ethic, values and belief in the work done for clients. Failure to ...
Read More »Unclaimed property list a road to riches?
Have you ever had the feeling you’re about to come into some money? Maybe your palms itch or you have a dream about it. Well, your dreams might come true if your name appears on the state treasurer’s list of ...
Read More »Woolner: U.S. Supreme Court sides with business but says no to administration extremism
The chief executive says product demand is high when it’s low. He says a new product is ready for delivery when it’s not. His financial reports and future guidance turn out to be far rosier than reality. When the truth ...
Read More »Napier: Babysitting as a lawyer gets the job done
I do a lot of domestic work, and by and large I have learned to enjoy the process and helping families through difficult times. I fully expect that there will be some “babysitting” involved with this process as I deal ...
Read More »Managing that cluttered e-mail inbox
BOSTON — For most attorneys, it’s not uncommon to receive 150-200 new e-mails per day, approximately 25,000 per year. With that kind of clutter, tangled with SPAM and other unimportant e-mails, it’s easy for a valuable e-mail concerning a client ...
Read More »Show them the money: Making earn-outs work for sellers
RALEIGH, N.C. — As lawyers, we know that earn-outs are often an element of the purchase price in the sale of a business. This means both good and bad news for our client sellers. A seller risks the possibility that ...
Read More »Poll: Coaches can help you achieve efficient success
Hamsters are energetic creatures, as anyone who has watched one running in its exercise wheel will attest. In fact, hamsters may be unsurpassed for amount of effort expended in inverse proportion to results achieved. They run hard and never get ...
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