Oakworth Capital Bank has announced that Jennifer Shaw has been named Associate Managing Director, Talent and Leadership Development for the company. Ms. Shaw will lead efforts in the identification, recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of Oakworth…
Thought Leadership
Section I According to the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business datasets, the number of publicly traded companies in the US has been falling like a stone, from a high of 7,439 in 1996 to…
Section I Yesterday, President Trump flummoxed the markets by announcing a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% one on aluminum. This morning, bright and early, the President was already hard at work on his…
Section I Recently, the markets have been all aflutter about the potential for inflation. While we all know the definition of inflation, what does it mean? For me, my baseline is the double-digits of the Carter…
Section I We have all heard the old adage “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket,” and instinctively know what it means. In the investment industry, we have a fancy name for this particular…
Oakworth Capital Bank has announced that William “Bill” Pitts will assume the position of Market Leader for the Central Alabama region, which includes Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Since joining Oakworth, Mr. Pitts has contributed significantly…
Is it time to panic? Unless you really don’t digest any financial news, you know the stock market has been taken a beating over the last several trading sessions, a bad one. The last hour or…
Section I This morning, a client asked me whether I was nervous about the markets, particularly after the way they have behaved over the last week. He pointed out, correctly at the time, stocks were taking…
NEW LOCATION, SAME DEDICATION. WE’RE NOW LOCATED AT 850 SHADES CREEK PARKWAY. In order to meet the growing needs of our clients and to continue to provide you with the exceptional level of service you’ve come…
Section I Last week, Amazon announced its short list for what everyone is calling its second headquarters. According to the company, this will be a $5 billion investment that could/should/would create some 50,000 new jobs for…