If you live in a community with a homeowner’s association (HOA), you no doubt have seen signs, received emails, or even had people knocking on your door to alert you about HOA meetings. There ar ...

Recently, we have increased our holdings of cash equivalents to roughly 18 percent of portfolios as our expectation for future returns on some investments no longer meet our hurdle rate. Our framework ...

At Dignity Memorial® we strive each and every day to take personalized funeral services to the next level to honor and preserve the story of one’s life. We take pride in helping families cre ...

I once sat in on a meeting between a government official and the Executive Director of a non-profit. The official arrived, sat down at the table and immediately announced, “I will listen, but I& ...

One essential duty for parents is to make plans for their children should the parents die prematurely. The first obligation, of course, is to decide who should be given the power and duty to care for ...

Growing a business is tough — there are a lot of moving parts and information coming at you. All too often, we come across situations where people have made decisions without knowing their true ...

Senior leaders are pointing to culture as key to future success, but they are having trouble defining it. In a recent study, 86 percent of global business leaders say organizational culture is an urge ...

As a huge Alabama Fan, ROLL TIDE Y’ALL, I love to grill out on game day. I am proud to say I have also recently taken up fantasy football, so now Sunday football is also part of my fall ritual. ...

Water, water everywhere…and more to come. Meet Jake Kheel, coastal development and sustainability expert, when Cucalorus Connect, the two-day innovation conference embedded in the Cucalorus ...

This Insights article was contributed by Richard J. Walsh, Director, UNCW Swain Center for Executive & Economic Development. The Swain Center is looking into the future, and helping leaders pre ...

Business valuations are important to successful planning. They tell you what your business is worth to a potential buyer. Though business valuations seem simple on the surface, even the smartest and m ...

Now that the fall season has arrived in the Cape Fear region, it is a good time to consider what maintenance projects may need attention around your home. Fall is a great time to evaluate the conditio ...

There are many hidden gems at UNCW and the crown jewel of them all is the CREST Marine Science Campus. It’s where important marine biotech and marine science research is happening and new ventur ...

We all depend on our homes to provide a safe, secure, and healthy place to eat, rest, play, and perhaps work. When we don’t have it, life starts to unravel. In some cases, a home’s deficie ...

Autumn typically sneaks up on us here on the Carolina coast, with beach weather and summer-like temperatures lingering almost until Halloween. Nevertheless, the year is drawing to a close, and that me ...

We see ads for new tools every day that promise to help build a perfect, seamless website — at a low cost or completely free. If you’re a new business then you have likely consider ...

At some point when I coach executives and managers we arrive at a discussion of the most important characteristics of a good leader. You can find dozens of surveys pointing out the Top Ten characteris ...

This article was contributed by Natalie Addy, a fraud and forensic accountant at Adam Shay CPA, PLLC. The latest storm has come and gone, and home and business owners are left dealing with the afte ...

This Insights article was contributed by Bill Scott, Corning Credit Union Mortgage Specialist.   Homebuying is an exciting — yet complicated — process. Sometimes it is driven by unf ...

As a business leader, you have most likely heard the term “talent management.” You may have even dismissed it as just “HR jargon.” But as a business leader or owner, it is impo ...