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Business Insights Blog

ACS June 2021

The pipeline hack is just the beginning

BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS

A large portion of the U.S. was brought to its knees during the Colonial Pipeline hack. Though to some it was par for the course since March …

ACS May 2021

Hybrid workforces require flexible technology

BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS

Are you preparing “Return to Office”? Many organizations are utilizing a hybrid approach vs. all or nothing. Over the last 12 months, organizations have found some tasks …

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Are you using COVID as an excuse?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

Are you using COVID as an excuse? Time’s up to be using COVID as an excuse not to do something. As we move into being vaccinated, it is getting a bit …

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How to Avoid Tyrannically Urgent Yet Unimportant Investment Ideas

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Foster Group

Every week it seems there is a new story about which investment, which “trade,” is making amazing money. From the FANMAG stocks, to Tesla, GameStop, and Crypto, each new …

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Procrastination

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

History is full of examples of highly successful and famous people who were also great procrastinators.

Victor Hugo, whose masterpieces include the historical novels “Les Misérables” and “The Hunchback of Notre…
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Are You Investing or Playing a Completely Different Game?

Jason Brown, Director of Advisor Success

After a recent high school basketball game, I had a brief conversation with a good friend about what just happened with GameStop. He’s not in financial services; he’s a …

ACS Feb 2021

The Technology Gap

BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS

The “triple threat” in business was long regarded as someone who had finance, management and operations experience. That definition has become more fluid in recent years. Many …

ACS Mar 2021

Innovation is the new essential worker

BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS

As businesses move toward in-person activities and resuming practices that they abandoned over the past 12 months, a new essential worker is needed: innovation. Innovation is the …

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Hackers are already in your business

BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS

Cybercriminals were handed a golden goose in 2020. With a mountain of distractions, hackers have quietly been able to lay the groundwork for hacks all across the …

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Don’t Leave Your Last Round to Chance

BY MARCUS IWIG, CFP®, CPA, MAcc Lead Advisor, Foster Group

I grew up playing the game of Yahtzee at my grandparents’ house. While it’s mostly a game of chance, there is a bit of strategy. …