Banking & Financial Advice

By Susan Mauer, Tampa Bay Market President for Axiom Bank A year ago, phones in Axiom Bank’s commercial lending department started ringing off the hook – and they haven’t stopped.

By Chris Dhanraj, managing principal of investments, CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors We made it through 2020 and businesses are looking toward a post-pandemic world with cautious optimism. We are frequently asked

By Chris Taylor, The Urie-Taylor Group, UBS Financial Services About a year ago, we were breaking the record for the longest-lasting economic expansion in U.S. history, with seemingly no end

By Kelly Kavanaugh To navigate the pandemic, businesses have had to adapt to survive. From remote work to cost-cutting measures, shifts from traditional approaches were essential to maintaining revenue streams.

No one likes friction; no one likes it when your pant legs stick to your socks.  It’s certainly not something you want between you and your bank. Frictionless Banking means

By Mary Lauritano, CFA, Senior Vice President–Wealth Management at UBS Wealth Management USA; St. Petersburg In a recent UBS report of women and wealth, Own Your Worth, the study showed

MIND THE GAP For many highly paid executives, there is a significant gap between their total compensation and the benefit they receive from their company’s Long Term Disability plan. There

This three part series will deal with death, dementia and divorce and the devastating impact these three “Ds” can have on a marriage. While death often is mostly associated with

Life insurance is an important part of an overall financial strategy. Its many uses include protecting a family in case of a premature death, funding a buy or sell agreement

The news is full of lawsuits against retirement plans, regardless of size, because of the trustees’ failure to actively monitor plan costs, services and investment options.  As the trustee of

Each year, small-medium size business owners (“SMBs” – companies with annual revenues of $25 million or below) are surveyed and asked that question. With little deviation, year in and year

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS), plans to expand into Southwest Florida with the hiring of five local bankers who will be located in Sarasota. Mario Bringas was