FIC Advisors, Inc. Explained
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Beyond emailing a newsletter, what does FIC do? Despite operating for more than 20 years, I often come across colleagues and potential clients who are unclear about…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Beyond emailing a newsletter, what does FIC do? Despite operating for more than 20 years, I often come across colleagues and potential clients who are unclear about…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Banks, both big and small, now have an unparalled opportunity to work with third-party Fintech-oriented players in multiple areas. But, many, if not most, banks are missing…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Many banks may need to take a pause before getting too focused on becoming “Fintechs” or “digital banks.” First, they should reexamine their fundamental approach to customer…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) One of the major management challenges faced by senior bankers today concerns their ability to balance the two worlds in which they operate. They need to support…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) In my last newsletter I wrote: “Most bankers know what they should do; they just do not want to do it.” On reflection, both parts of that…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Sunday September 10. While I usually write about financial services, being a newly minted Miamian, Hurricane Irma is way more on my mind. Besides, let’s face it,…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Up to now, my biggest concern about living in Miami involved a fear of overtanning. But, Irma is approaching and a sense of anticipation and a bit…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) I just read an excellent but, unfortunately, naïve monograph by an accounting firm most recently best known for its Academy Awards snafu. Its focus centers on the…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Like you, I am inundated with emails providing daily business news information as well as “news” from firms such as BCG, McKinsey, and accounting firms that often…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) About three years ago I attended a Lendit conference at which Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, made a keynote address. Speaking about the growing prominence…