Executive and senior management pay: Shareholder value is not enough
A burgeoning movement is afoot, suggesting that executives should focus on more than shareholder value.
Estate planning: so now what?
As a CPA in public practice over the last 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity to administer well thought-out estate plans compared to those I’d call a “cluster.”
Ethics in business
Webster’s Dictionary defines ethics as a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct. “Honest,” “fair” and “law-abiding” may be a few words that come to mind when you think of someone who acts ethically. “Deceitful,” “unscrupulous” and “greedy” could define unethical actions.
The unintended consequences of populism
Unfortunately, there is a difference between what’s needed to get elected to office and what’s needed to govern effectively.
Is the first-family gift saga reshaping Virginia’s image?
Passage of a sweeping transportation funding bill in this year’s General Assembly session was supposed to be his legacy. Instead of succeeding Gerald Baliles as Virginia’s “transportation governor,” however, McDonnell is being called the “gifted governor” for all the wrong reasons.















