Op/ed: Bank of America should own up to its part in the mortgage mess
By Steven Mintz on August 23, 2013 The crackdown on financial institutions whose disgraceful actions in the subprime mortgage mess triggered the 2008 financial crisis have finally hit Bank of America. On Aug. 6, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued BofA for alleged securities fraud. The DOJ and SEC Read More →
Read More →Op/ed: Estate planning lessons from a Soprano
This estate plan raises several issues relevant to many people in America — even those without estates the size of Gandolfini’s.
Read More →Op/ed: Want a proven leader at your firm? Hire a veteran
Standing in the wings and ready to assume this challenge is a large cadre of underutilized men and women who have the experience and leadership needed.
Read More →Op/ed: Family business lessons from the House of Windsor
’d argue that succession planning is the key component, and that nobody addresses this concept earlier than the Royal Family.
Read More →Op/ed: Supreme Court decision in Koontz case may complicate development in California
I take a more sober view of this 5-4 ruling, particularly as it may relate to development in California.
Read More →Op/ed: How to protect a loved one from financial fraud and elder abuse
Baby boomers increasingly are facing the difficult task of protecting aging parents from financial fraud, scams and undue influence.
Read More →Op/ed: Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case
[Editor’s note: In the June 7 edition, the Business Times wrote about the county of Santa Barbara’s effort to take part of a ranch near Lompoc through eminent domain for the endangered California tiger salamander. The Business Times left messages for the landowner, Sonia Anderson, who now goes by the surname Wisniewska, at a number Read More →
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