Colton Alexander LLC – Not another Investment Bank!

Colton Alexander LLC – Not another Investment Bank! Colton Alexander LLC, an affiliate of Weild & Co., broker-dealer, provides strategic advisory services to public and private sector issuers through private placements of debt and equity, mergers and acquisitions, private markets research and advisory. Weild & Co. founder David Weild IV has had a distinguished career […]
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS

AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Sarasota Family Office Association May is behind us and what an amazing month it was for the markets! The spread of the deadly coronavirus hammered the markets in March. At its low on March 23, the S&P 500 fell over 35% from its record high in […]
The Research & Development Tax Credit -How both the CARES Act and the Tax Credit Can Get Cash Back into Your Business!

The Research and Development Tax Credit How Both The CARES Act and the Tax Credit Can Get Cash Back into Your Business! As most everyone is aware, Congress has enacted the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history. Known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), This legislation provides much-needed aid to […]
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS

AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Ames Capital Management and Sarasota Family Office Association April is behind us and what an amazing month it was for the markets!! The spread of the deadly coronavirus hammered the markets in March. At its low on March 23, the S&P 500 fell over 35% from […]
The Research and Development Tax Credit -Why It Is Now More Important Than Ever To See If You Qualify

The Research and Development Tax Credit Why It Is Now More Important Than Ever to See If You Qualify The Research & Development Tax Credit is one of the most powerful tools to put into your quiver of tax planning tools. This is a Tax Credit, which means it is a dollar for dollar savings […]
Hedges Projects Announces Andy Warhol Initiative for Chef Andres and COVID-19 Food Relief Effort

Hedges Projects Announces Andy Warhol Initiative for Chef Andres and COVID-19 Food Relief Effort Beginning May 2, 2020, Jim Hedges and Hedges Projects, LLC will donate 10% of ALL sales proceeds of Andy Warhol photographs to the COVID-19 Food Relief Effort administered by Chef Jose Andres and World Central Kitchen (www.wck.org). “We are in uncharted […]
The Research & Development Tax Credit What does this have to do with the CARES Act?

The Research & Development Tax Credit What does this have to do with the CARES ACT? The Research & Development Tax Credit is a permanent federal tax incentive for innovation, technical design, and manufacturing within the US. It is an incentive available to US businesses that use US labor that meet the following four part […]
The Research & Development Tax Credit The Tax Deadline Has Been Extended – Should we wait on claiming the R&D Tax Credit?

The Research & Development Tax Credit The Tax Deadline Has Been Extended – Should we wait on claiming the R&D Tax Credit? With every thing in this world being turned upside down, our country is making changes to our daily lives, and this has recently included changes to filing our 2019 taxes. The Treasury issued […]
The Research & Development Tax Credit Is Now the Time to Claim the Credit?

The Research & Development Tax Credit Is Now the Time to Claim the Credit? With all of the uncertainly going on today, market’s in turmoil, shortages on our grocer’s shelves, airline travel being curtailed, is now the time to address the Research & Development Tax Credit? Very simply, the answer is a resounding “Yes”! How […]
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS

AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Sarasota Family Office Association The major equity indices all reached new all-time highs in February. But since then, concerns over the spread of the coronavirus around the globe has led to a plunge in bond yields as well as equities. As of March 6, the S&P […]