July 1, 2006
Articles
Merrill Eyeing Banking for Small Business
Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal says the firm could purchase a consumer bank as part of a strategy to make his firm's retail brokerage operation more attractive to small business clients...
Tax Benefit Extension
Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM
The $70 billion tax-cut package that became law in May gives small business owners an extension of a three-year-old investment tax break. ...
Unprepared for Disaster
Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Seventy-seven percent of small businesses are not as prepared as they should be for disaster....
Stepping Up
Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Fran Hawthorne
For small businesses there are an increasing number of retirement doors to open. Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based consulting firm, calculates that the number of companies with under 100 employees that offer 401(k) plans has more than doubled over the past decade....
Healthy Returns
Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Christopher O'Leary
“I think it's a mistake — health care expenses take up a huge part of someone's cash flow. It could be a real niche for planners.”...
