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Hanson McClain’s Money Matters
When meeting the public’s needs, radio and advising go hand-in-hand
If it seems like they’re having fun, they are. That’s because the trust derived from a 23-year business partnership, a union rooted in mutual respect and shared interest, is bound to translate over the air. Hanson McClain’s Money Matters, a Saturday call-in financial topic radio program, was originally created by Scott Hanson and Pat McClain to give their investment advisory firm some added name recognition.
Wells Fargo Beats Estimates on Higher Loans, Interest Income
Wells Fargo & Co., the world’s largest bank by market value, posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates on gains in interest income from asset purchases and new loans.
California Wildfires Will Cost Insurers More Than $1.1 Billion
The wildfires that raged across Northern California last month will cost insurers more than $1.1 billion, according to catastrophe modeler Impact Forecasting.
What That Chip in Your New Credit Card Means for You
The credit cards in most Americans’ wallets are pretty much antiques. They’re easy to counterfeit, thanks to magnetic strips that rely on basically the same 1960s technology used in cassette tapes. At last they’re getting an upgrade, giving them the technology, called EMV chips, used almost everywhere else in the world.
How to Make Managing Your Money Less Scary: Do it Over Eggs and Bacon
“Everyone’s stressed out about money, everyone’s nervous, everyone’s embarrassed about it, everyone thinks they’re making all these mistakes and they’re the only ones doing it. The idea of getting to relax and have a meal with somebody just changes the conversation and changes the atmosphere.”
How West Coast Businesses are (Trying to) Balance a Higher Minimum Wage
In California, higher state and local minimum wages are contributing to some owners’ decisions to sell businesses, said Bob House, general manager of the San Francisco-based brokerage BizBuySell. The company listed 2,296 businesses for sale in metropolitan Los Angeles between March and June, compared with 2,136 in the same period a year earlier.
Super-Earners Targeted in California Tax Push as Revenue Surges
Governor Jerry Brown convinced voters in 2012 they had to raise taxes if they wanted to avoid Draconian cuts to schools. It was temporary, he said. Now, as state coffers are heavy with surplus revenue, advocacy groups and organized labor want to keep the levies in place.
Sweet Succession
Jelly Belly CEO Lisa Brasher represents the 5th generation of her family to run the candy bean empire. So just what does it take to keep a company in the family for 146 years?
We sat down recently with CEO Lisa Rowland Basher, the fifth generation of her family to run the company, to learn a little bit about the Jelly Belly philosophy of sustaining a family business.
Go Slow to Go Fast
Winging it won’t work in today’s business landscape
Have you ever walked into a semi-dried lake bed? You start out on firm sand, and little by little the ground gets softer and stickier and deeper until finally the mud pulls your boots straight off your feet. That’s the position of many companies battling today’s marketplace, particularly small-business owners set in their ways and family businesses unable to overcome Dad’s unwavering march into the ground.
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Dream, Then Do
Financial advisors Hanson McClain have created success for more than just their clients
Scott Hanson and Pat McClain started their careers as employees of an insurance giant that simply sold proprietary investment products. Immediately dismayed by this short-view approach to business, they both dreamt of creating something new.