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In the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. W. J. Howey, the U.S. Supreme Court established a test for determining whether an instrument is an investment contract that is treated as a security and subject to securities laws. William Hinman, ...

Tagged with: Jeremy J. Wolk law

Every investor needs to grapple with a few bedrock decisions to approach investing with success, but there is one decision that rules them all: choosing an investment philosophy. Every investor must decide upon an asset allocation strategy. Which asset classes ...

Tagged with: David Peartree The Informed Investor

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has enjoyed a very strong, teamwork-driven relationship with Greater Rochester Enterprise and Empire State Development over the past year. I applaud GRE CEO Matt Hurlbutt, ESD Finger Lakes Regional Director Vinnie Esposito and their teams ...

Tagged with: On Business Robert Duffy

Now that their 17-year playoff drought is history, the Buffalo Bills are hoping first-round draft pick Josh Allen will help them end their franchise quarterback drought. This dry spell can be traced to 1996 when Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

Even in the face of tax reform uncertainty, 2017 proved to be a near-record year for mergers and acquisitions. Companies accepted uncertainty to avoid missing opportunities to remain competitive. With tax reform certainty and technology convergence being major themes in ...

Tagged with: Corporate Finance James Barger

“We are hiring for a critical position on our team and, like every hiring manager, I’m looking for someone with great technical skills who will be a good fit with our team and the company’s culture. At a recent meeting, ...

Tagged with: Kathleen Driscoll Managers at Work

At her lowest points—and there had been many in recent years—Kristy McPherson contemplated tossing her golf clubs into the Atlantic Ocean and teeing up a new career. Four surgeries on her left elbow had altered the fluid, textbook swing that ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

“What have you learned about yourself in the past two years?” That’s the question I ask applicants to our Advanced Leadership Course, as well as prospective consultants who express a desire to join our team. That important question underscores a ...

He knew the law. It was strictly enforced. There were no exceptions. No eating in the living room.  He sensed the danger. If he was caught, punishment would be swift and sure. But as he weighed the risks and contemplated ...

Tagged with: Business Ethics Jim Nortz

“The world is running out of computing capacity,” warned Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the most recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Could this possibly be true? I believe that the problem appears to be less supply-sided and more ...

Tagged with: Advancing Business Jacqueline Mozrall

If you have used digital advertising to promote a product or service lately, chances are you handed money over to either Google, Facebook or both. These two companies, Google (owned by parent company Alphabet) and Facebook, have been dominating the ...

As comedian Mel Brooks and rocker Tom Petty reminded us in movie and song, it’s good to be king. LeBron James undoubtedly would agree. In fact, King James can give you 154-million reasons why it’s not merely good but great ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

One of the most popular quotes in business management states, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” A small group of local Certified B Corp organizations has taken those words, attributed to the late Peter Drucker, to heart. ...

In last month’s column, I waxed poetic about internship programs. OK, maybe not poetic, but I enthusiastically shared the positive experiences we’ve had with our interns at Dixon Schwabl over the past three decades. Hopefully, my endorsement encouraged you to ...

Tagged with: great workplaces Lauren Dixon

“Grow your hair for peace!”—John Lennon I greatly appreciate the honor and opportunity that the Rochester Business Journal has afforded me over these past 22 years of writing this column. The topics for more than 200 columns have covered a ...

Tagged with: Gerald Archibald Non-profit Management