As we shift into high gear into 2021 – and put 2020 in the rear view – there is seismic digital change on the horizon in the wake of an unprec…
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TUPELO – The mayor of Thomasville, Alabama, shared one of his many keys to success to a room full of Northeast Mississippi community and busin…
By BECKY GILLETTE On April 10 the Securities Exchange Commission issued warnings for investors to be aware of fake news designed to drive up a company’s stock price. “When you read an article on an investment research website, be aware that the article may not be objective and independent,” the SEC said in an alert …
Savvy investors don’t put their entire portfolio in a single stock, yet owners of privately held businesses often keep the bulk of their wealth in one enterprise – their own. This concentration means that business owners face a myriad of financial risks that others don’t have to worry about. For one, if anything hurts the …
Anyone who had an investment portfolio five or six years ago understands, at least in a general sense, the nature of market risk. A position that goes up in value can also go down. The factors that create the “up” tend to be anticipated — a company increases its earnings or the economy improves, for …
Launching a successful new business is no easy feat. According to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) statistics, almost one-half of the businesses launched each year will be closed within five years. Building an enduring company that stands the tests of time is even harder. The SBA stats show that only 29 percent of companies survive …
When Dr. S.L. “Doc” Sethi came to the U.S. in 1968 to take a job at Mississippi Valley State University, he had just $50 in his pocket. He had been a refugee of the internal civil war between Punjab and India when only five years old, and helped his family escape Punjab safely by befriending …
Statistics indicate South has it all economically
Advisers recommend diversification as the best way to go