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Mercadien Foundation’s Money$peak program begins 2nd year in Mercer County Schools
After a successful inaugural year, The Mercadien Foundation, in collaboration with several community partners, moves the Money$peak competition for Mercer County students into its second year. It will be available…
Ken Kamen Discusses Fed with Reuters Business
Mercadien Asset Management President Ken Kamen talks with Bobbi Rebell about the Fed’s lack of action, why he thinks it is time to raise rates, and why they won’t in…
Dealing With Employee Dishonesty Allegations
In years past, employee dishonesty was recognized in straightforward terms, mainly involving the intentional misappropriation of cash or merchandise from a company by an employee. However, trends today demonstrate a…
Bitcoin in Brief: The Mystery Unraveled
Many of us have overheard or joined discussions with friends and colleagues regarding bitcoin. Perhaps you have skimmed articles discussing its potential as a commodity or its future demise as…
Trending Now in the Nonprofit Sector
It’s difficult to recall another time period in recent history when nonprofit organizations faced such a preponderance of financial and operational challenges and new developments. Every time you turn around,…
Are You Ready for TRID?
Effective October 3rd, 2015, creditors will be required to comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures Rule, also known as the TRID Rule. As with any…
Steep Penalties for Excess Benefit Transactions
In recent years, the IRS has increased its audits of not-for-profit organizations. One of the hot-button topics is asset protection, which includes monitoring private inurement and private benefit transactions by…
Mercadien Hosts Seminar for Bank Executives on New CFPB Loan Regulations
More than 40 chief executive, audit, compliance and financial officers from commercial and community banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York attended The Mercadien Group’s seminar, “Are You Ready…
Understanding the Importance of Directors and Officers Insurance
Many individuals volunteer to serve on the boards of directors or trustees of nonprofit organizations they believe serve an important role in the community. The reasons individuals decide to lend…
Sherise Ritter article on nonprofit mergers featured in NJAMHAA News
Congratulations to the recipients of NJAMHAA’s Courage & Compassion Awards, which were presented during the Annual Conference, Inspiring Progress, Seizing Opportunities on April 15, 2015. “Those we honored epitomize the theme of the conference…