One of my favorite things to do on the weekends this time of year is to gather wood in the afternoon, and burn it in our firepit as the sun is setting. We will typically have…
Thought Leadership
If you are of a certain age, you are probably familiar with the expression: “sound like a broken record.” When an audio record (be it glass, plastic, or vinyl) had a significant scratch or crack in…
Oakworth Capital Bank recently added Glenn Shorey as Managing Director, Commercial Banking for the Middle Tennessee market. “Glenn’s extensive commercial banking experience and client focused approach is perfectly in line with Oakworth’s strategy to serve the…
Thanksgiving Mandates Recently multiple states and politicians have set strict guidelines on the Thanksgiving holiday. In response, many law enforcement agencies have said they simply can’t enforce them. As we have mentioned numerous times, there are…
When I was younger, my parents told me never to discuss politics or religion in ‘mixed company.’ By that, they meant with people you don’t know well, or people whose ideologies are not in keeping with…
Caveat: I am writing this on the afternoon of Thursday, November 05, 2020. The Presidential election still has not been decided, although President Trump’s chances seem to be getting weaker by the hour. When all…
Here we are, just a few short days before the end of the strangest and most contentious general election campaign in my memory, and in my opinion. What have I learned? Actually, very little. In so…
For the third consecutive year, Oakworth Capital Bank has been named the #1 Best Bank to Work For by American Banker out of all banks in the United States. The Best Banks to Work For program,…
Last night, I made a presentation to the Tuscaloosa Estate Planning Council, in person, about the prospects for the US economy given different election outcome scenarios. In other words, I broke one of my public speaking…
Turbulent Times & Hard Cider With everything that is currently going on in the world, is it any wonder dystopian fiction has been booming? This week, Sam and John talk with noted author, lecturer, and essayist…