February - 2019

Feb 20, 2019

2019 Outlook: Global Regulations and International Investment

From the Brexit plan hanging by a thread, to the longest US government shutdown in history, to the US-China Trade war and several key elections scheduled across the globe, 2019 is certainly off to an interesting start. Business executives are constantly monitoring global trends to ensure that they make informed decisions that benefit their firms. Below is a discussion of four major legal frameworks that could significantly impact global business in 2019. Brexit Withdrawal Agr

Feb 13, 2019

Robo-Adviser as Investment Adviser

Managing one’s investments can be a very time-consuming process, which often leads investors, particularly wealthy investors, to turn to professional financial services providers. However, investors now have a new cost-effective option: robo-advisers. Compared to traditional investment advisers, who generally charge a service fee of 1-2% of assets under management and may even require a certain minimum investment, robo-advisers’ fees typically range from 0.09% to 0.45% depend

Feb 1, 2019

Limited Liability Companies and the Risk of Double Taxation

One of the most important decisions that an entrepreneur needs to grapple with when starting a business is choosing what type of entity the business should be. The reason this decision is so significant is because it affects the three-letter word that business owners (and many others) dread: tax. The choice of business entity also affects the extent of public involvement in the business (e.g., public companies have more disclosure obligations than private companies), and the

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