Category Archives: UMBLR Insights

Florida Courts Open for Business?

Samuel Ludington – There are many reasons why companies would want to do business in Florida: it’s iconic beaches, tropical weather, premier university system, diverse workforce, world-class seaports, exponential population growth, and proximity to the emerging Latin American and Caribbean markets all make Florida an attractive state for expanding companies. Despite the advantages Florida enjoys, […]

Rate Cuts, Repo Ops, and Recessions: How the Fed is Quietly Cleaning up Donald Trump’s Messes

Jordan Saddoris – In today’s alternate reality where a single tweet swings financial markets by the billions, the Federal Reserve is quietly making policy decisions that protect against increasing market volatility and recessionary fears. Slowing global growth, never-ending trade negotiations with China, and rising political uncertainty have led to serious recessionary fears in US markets. […]

First Dates, Water Coasters, and the World’s Newest Outdoor Cocktail Party: Has SeaWorld Finally Weathered the Blackfish Storm?

Jack Doty – Every now and then, you wake up the morning after a bad first date and attempt to figure out what went wrong the night before. Sometimes, you just didn’t connect with the person. Maybe you got into a heated argument about football since you went to University of Georgia and your date went […]

FINRA Needs Industry Support to Protect Investors From Rogue Brokers

Blayne Yudis – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the securities industry’s self-regulatory organization, is, yet again, growing particularly agitated with the securities industry. A major source of these regulators’ frustrations stem from an industry-wide practice: a broker is fired from a large firm and subsequently picked up by a smaller, local firm. On its […]