National trends may not be terribly positive but The Star-Ledger reports New Jersey’s commercial real estate market is coming out of its slump. Quoting Kevin Thorpe the chief economist of Cassidy Turley, who noted that vacancies are down to just over 15 percent and “…North and Central Jersey markets rank among the top 10 nationally […]

A business owner can expect to sell their company once, possibly twice, in their lives. As with most things done infrequently, it is hard to be successful and upwards of 75 percent of business owners who sell have ‘seller’s remorse.’ The remorse comes from not understanding all the options, misjudging the value of their business […]

The New York Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a property tax document that summarizes the Superstorm Sandy assessment relief legislation. Enactment of the legislation was reported previously. (TAXDAY, 2013/10/28, S.11) The legislation allows taxing jurisdictions to provide relief to property owners for damage to the improvements on property caused by Superstorm Sandy (i.e., […]

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The president and lawmakers continued to meet to try and reach agreement on how to end the government shutdown and also raise the debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on government obligations. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew discussed the necessity of raising the debt limit at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on October 10, noting that, if […]

Takeaway: Economic Value is a great tool to ensure your private company can deliver you market rate or above returns.  Sadly, it is not broadly utilized by private companies. About EPI The Exit Planning Institute® (EPI) is an international membership organization serving the educational and resource needs of the exit planning profession. Formed in 2005 to […]

We’re all guilty of it- relying too heavily on email. Although it may be a tool few can live without, it has become the bane of many professionals’ existence. Because it is so much a part of modern business, we forget the other forms of communication and run into email-overload. Why do professionals get to […]

Beta Most investors have heard of “Alpha,” which is the amount by which a stock outperforms.  Less well known is the concept of “Beta”—a stock’s level of sensitivity to market volatility.  Understanding any stock’s Beta, can help investors get a feel for how their portfolios are likely to respond in rising or falling markets. This […]