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- Merger & Acquisition (9)
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- Valuation (5)
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Passing The Collection Plate
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The biggest winter storm in Massachusetts during our otherwise mild January was the one that the Legislature kicked up when it attempted to pass S1074, known as the Church Financial Scrutiny Bill. Ultimately voted down by a wide margin after intense pressure by religious groups of all persuasions, the bill would have required religious communities…
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The New Deal
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In recognition of my dogged support of the New England Patriots since their early days, my brother Dick for Christmas gave me The Education of a Coach, David Halberstam’s insightful book about Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick and his dad. I read it over that weekend instead of writing Christmas cards and ever since have been…
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Savings Time
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“I’m saving up for a new car,” I said, as we sat around the Thanksgiving Dinner table a few weeks ago. “You’re what…?” said 28-year-old daughter Kate, looking somewhat incredulous. “Well, I just made the last loan payment on my car, and I told the bank to take the same monthly amount out of my…
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Monopoly Lessons
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There are many ways of heating up a chilly Friday night in Northern VT, but for 11-year-old Noah there is only one with any real interest now that the Red Sox season is over – Red Sox Monopoly. My wife Annie and I were providing D.C.C.P. services (as in Designated Child Care Providers) to Noah…