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At the peak of the pandemic, Congress established the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a program designed to help eligible employers stay afloat during the COVID pandemic. The lure of free money proved to be too much for some, and as checks rolled out, the IRS began to point fingers at…
Lawrence Golub, billionaire founder and CEO of private credit firm Golub Capital, emphatically dismissed fears that the rapid growth of private credit, specifically direct lending, is leading to a bubble. Speaking at the ninth annual Forbes/SHOOK Top Advisor Summit in Las Vegas, NV, on Thursday, Golub argued that direct lending…
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Name: Melaina Cano Firm: Merrill Wealth Management Location: Irvine, CA Team Assets (Custodied): $329 million Background: Melaina Cano’s passion for investing was sparked early by her paternal grandfather, a first-generation Mexican American engineer who meticulously…

































































