Leave the linen, seersucker and cotton suits to the older, established professionals in your firm.
Your newest hires and the youngest people in your firm carry with them what resembles a look of confusion.
In your firm, when you come up with an idea for a new product line or service, or some other project that you think has great potential and want your company to invest in, what does management want to see?
As we watch our political leaders struggle with the reality of bipartisan agreement, however, it might be worth thinking about the bipartisan dynamics in your own firm.
Why not insist that the desire be work-related in general and tied to your firm in particular?
If you think your business will require multiple rounds of funding, you may want to consider including a person or firm in your initial round of funding that is a professional investor and has the resources to lead or participate in follow-on rounds.
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Well, Benedict basically summed up the basic theme of his trip to Poland, whose motto has been stand firm in your faith.
Finally, as with most in-house compliance rules, your firm will likely require you to submit an annual update addressing most of the punch-list items in its written supervisory procedures and employee manuals.
Securities industry rules forbid your old brokerage firm to drag its feet in transferring your account.
Your firm, in effect, has 50 full-time equivalents and would be subject to the penalty if you don't provide health-care coverage.
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Did your firm invest in Enron?
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If you're faced with a no-raise policy at your firm, keep in mind that many companies instituting salary freezes aren't banning promotions.
Most people do not have endless streams of income, so you should stay in your position until you get that firm offer for new employment.
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It could be your first closing argument in court or a meeting with a venture capital firm to get your first million.
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For example, if you bought a stock in 1978 and sold it last year, your brokerage firm needn't report the cost basis to the IRS. If you bought the stock in 2011 and sold in 2012, the firm does.
What services, if any, does your firm or affiliate offer in addition to pension fund consulting services?
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What services does your firm or its affiliates offer in addition to pension consulting services?
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"If your firm wants to open a plant in China, it helps if you know how to get through the bureaucracy there, " she says.
"President Lincoln once instructed us to be sure to put your feet in the right place and then stand firm, " said Biden, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
And if anything happens in the future requiring a bailout and rescue of your firm, there will not just be a slap on the wrist and loss of your bonus for a year.
Research the venture capital firm to make sure they fund businesses in your category or industry.
Chances are that your law firm and bank already have offices in Shanghai or Beijing.
It can be hard to sell a house in the current climate, so if your plans are not firm, look for a rental.
Be clear that there are two distinct permissions needed from your employing firm when you intend to engage in an outside business and also in a private securities transaction.
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Whether you're an executive trying to galvanize or get buy-in from your own organization or you're selling your firm's products and services, public speaking is one of most important skills to excel at.
It can be done, however, often through the same broker you are using for trading stocks. (Check with your brokerage firm.) A 2008 article in the AAII Journal, How to Buy Individual Bonds: A Fixed-Income Toolkit, provides suggestions on how to get started.
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If you get both, read and compare them, but know that it's the official quarterly statement that governs in the unfortunate event of a dispute with your broker or brokerage firm.
"If you accept the NASD's over 600 new bylaw changes, in this very rushed balloting process during the holiday season, your firm may be regulated out of business within a short time, " the letter says.
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