Mississippi Business Journal » Banking & Finance http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to benefit from modest estate planning http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/how-to-benefit-from-modest-estate-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-benefit-from-modest-estate-planning http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/how-to-benefit-from-modest-estate-planning/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:34:37 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=75053 While only the wealthiest individuals need to invest in “Cadillac” estate planning for the purpose of minimizing estate taxes, many others can benefit from estate planning more on an economy car level. People who need estate planning that might include complicated trusts are those with assets in excess of $5.25 million for an individual or [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/how-to-benefit-from-modest-estate-planning/feed/ 1 Read January 18 issue of MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/read-january-18-issue-of-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-january-18-issue-of-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/read-january-18-issue-of-mbj/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:44:37 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=68357 >> ROLLING THE DICE Mississippi gambles on technology developments some deem to be too risky— by Becky Gillette Also in this week’s paper: >> GOVERNMENT Hosemann to fight to keep 16th section lease oversight — by Clay Chandler >> EDUCATION Treasurer to push for financial literacy requirements— by Clay Chandler >> RETIREMENT PERS report raises [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/read-january-18-issue-of-mbj/feed/ 0 Buying a home? Not so dreamy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/12/buying-a-home-not-so-dreamy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying-a-home-not-so-dreamy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/12/buying-a-home-not-so-dreamy/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 06:01:26 +0000 Ike Trotter http://msbusiness.com/?p=61100 For most today, a home mortgage is the largest single investment that one normally makes over a working lifetime. It can also be said, however — after the initial excitement of purchasing the home has been made — that dealing with the procedures necessary to buying a home can also be one of the biggest [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/13/read-the-jan-16-issue-of-the-mbj-online/feed/ 0 Read the October 24th issue of the MBJ online http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/21/read-the-october-24th-issue-of-the-mbj-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-the-october-24th-issue-of-the-mbj-online http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/21/read-the-october-24th-issue-of-the-mbj-online/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:15:01 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47583 In this week’s MBJ — THE NATIONAL TELECOM TAKE ON C SPIRE: Stephen McDill asks national telecom experts what they think of the new marriage between Apple Inc. and Ridgeland-based C Spire. You might be surprised at what they told the Mississippi Business Journal. Also in this week’s paper: >> VOTER ID: Will the National [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/21/read-the-october-24th-issue-of-the-mbj-online/feed/ 0 BancorpSouth in acquiring mode http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:35:35 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=29110 CEO Patterson tells annual bank conference in Chicago, ‘We are an experienced and proven acquirer.’ BancorpSouth Bank is on the hunt for banks to buy and expects to be a regional leader in acquiring “fatigued” community banks over at least the next 12 to 18 months. BancorpSouth chairman and CEO Aubrey Patterson made note of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/feed/ 0 Fed: Consumers must opt in to OD privilege http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/02/fed-consumers-must-opt-in-to-od-privilege/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fed-consumers-must-opt-in-to-od-privilege http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/02/fed-consumers-must-opt-in-to-od-privilege/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 06:01:18 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=23245 Uninformed may see a decline at register With the increasing use of debit cards in recent years, many consumers have avoided the risk and embarrassment of seeing the words “declined” or “non-sufficient funds” flash at a cash register when accidentally overdrawing due to a service called courtesy overdraft privilege (ODP). When a consumer with ODP [...]

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