Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
An Uphill Climb Dan Moriarty was among the participants in the recent IRONMAN competition that wound its way through many Western Mass. communities. The president and CEO of Monson Savings […]
Calling for a Recount By Kara Graves, CPA On Feb. 23, 2023, the Department of Labor, the IRS, and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp., in conjunction with the Employee […]
Sound Investment By Hub International Financial wellness is no longer just being a nice thing for employees or a way to help recruiting and retention — it’s an important […]
Firm Resolve Julie Quink says she’s often asked about the name of the company she now leads with her partner, Deborah Penzias. And that’s understandable, given that neither one […]
Beyond the Paycheck Allison Ebner called it “a little bit of a wavy ocean at the moment.” She was referring to the shifting calculus within companies of what benefits to […]
Checks and Balances By Mark Morris About a year into the pandemic, banks found themselves in a strange position. When the federal government pumped stimulus and Paycheck Protection Program […]
And If There Is One, How Will It Affect You? By Barbara Trombley, CPA It seems as if we have been waiting for a recession for quite a while […]
Marking a Milestone It’s called the ‘Founders Room.’ This is a small conference room at Holyoke-based Meyers Brothers Kalicka featuring a table that can comfortably seat six or seven people, […]
Avoiding a World of Hurt By Encharter Insurance If you are an employer in Massachusetts with one or more employees, workers’ compensation is a mandatory business-insurance coverage. An employer […]
Perfect Storm Inflation ebbs and flows in unpredictable ways. The insurance world is certainly finding that out — and so are customers seeing their auto-insurance bills. “Auto insurance hasn’t kept […]
Branching Out At a time when a bank’s customers can conduct business from anywhere with a few clicks, dramatic branch expansion may seem outdated. But it’s not, Ali Zaidi said, […]
Details, Details By Matthew Nash, CPA The implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new lease accounting standard, ASC 842, presents a major challenge for companies that produce […]
Forward-looking Statements Matt Garrity says it was a few years ago, when he was established in his role as executive vice president and chief lending officer at Premier Financial […]
The Goal Is Efficiency Financial reporting isn’t all about profits. Not-for-profit entities can also benefit from implementing formal accounting processes. From preparing budgets and monitoring financial results to paying […]
Save and SECURE By Dan Eger The SECURE Act, or Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, was signed into law in December 2019. This legislation made it easier […]
