Capitalizing a Business in the Early Stages

Capitalizing a Business in the Early Stages

By Kevin Marshall, CPA CFO and Vice President Global Investment Strategies Here at Global Investment Strategies we have the pleasure of working with highly successful individuals and businesses.  However, they did not all start out that way.  I went back in time with...
Savvy Paraphrasing and How to Use It

Savvy Paraphrasing and How to Use It

By Jay Clifford, Vice-President Global Investment Strategies At Global Investment Strategies our sole focus is on our clients and our relationships with them.  Essential to strong client relationships are our communication skills.  If we can’t communicate effectively,...
Life Insurance in the Business World

Life Insurance in the Business World

Life insurance plays a number of important roles in the business world, benefiting business owners, employees, and family members. Three categories to consider are Business Continuation, Retirement Planning, and Estate and Survivor Financial Planning. Business...
The Unspoken and Dark Side of ESOPs

The Unspoken and Dark Side of ESOPs

We are not talking about Star Wars when we mention the Dark Side of ESOPs.  We are talking about a very real, financially and fiduciarily binding obligation each ESOP must deal with – the repurchase of company shares of stock that employees participating in the...
TO: Baby Boomer Business Owners

TO: Baby Boomer Business Owners

If you are a Baby Boomer and the owner of a privately held business, you either are or will be part of one of the greatest transfers of private wealth ever. Baby Boomers (1945-1964) are now in their mid-50’s to early 70’s. The wealth transfer applies to each and every...
Hunters, Farmers, and Rainmakers

Hunters, Farmers, and Rainmakers

Doug McClure, CEO of Global Investment Strategies, and Ken Cook, VP of Global Investment Strategies, recently shared some of their thinking about client relationships, sales, and the success of Global Investment Strategies. A question was posed – What are some...