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MH Equity portfolio firm plans liquidation
March 14, 2013
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsWhat was once Indianapolis-based MH Private Equity's most valuable portfolio company is going bankrupt. Entertainment
Publications LLC, which produces fundraiser coupon books, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation Tuesday.
MoreMenard ousts Hilbert from investment firm
March 9, 2013
J.K. WallSteve Hilbert has been ousted as CEO of Indianapolis-based MH Private Equity after a bitter battle with John Menard, the hardware
store king who financed the $500 million private equity firm.
MoreBillionaires Cook, Simon see bump in net worth
March 5, 2013
J.K. WallGayle Cook, the widow of Cook Group Inc. founder Bill Cook, and Herb imon, the owner of the Indiana Pacers, were two of the
four Hoosiers to make Forbes’ annual list of the world's billionaires.
MoreInvestment strategists confront shrinking interest rates
January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinYou know the investing climate is unusual when a stock’s dividend yields more than bonds issued by the same company.
MoreColumbus-based mutual fund shines in 2012
January 5, 2013
Scott OlsonKirr Marbach's 'mid-cap blend' outpaces similar Indiana-based investments.
MoreDespite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans
January 2, 2013
Associated PressWhile the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase,
most of them will still end up paying significantly more federal taxes in 2013.
MoreAnalysis: Simon factions make peace as tax hike looms
December 14, 2012
Cory SchoutenWidow Bren Simon and her stepchildren finally managed to settle a long legal battle over the estate of mall magnate Melvin
Simon. The goal that appears to have united the survivors: Reducing Uncle Sam's take of a fortune that has swelled to nearly
$3 billion.
MoreItems in '12 Days of Christmas' increase to $107,000
November 26, 2012
Associated PressIf you get buy all 364 items repeated throughout "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol, you'll pay 6.1 percent more this year,
according to the so-called Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management updates annually.
MoreStorm will keep financial markets closed Tuesday
October 29, 2012
Associated PressStock trading will be closed in the U.S. for a second day Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast. Bond trading
will also be closed.
MoreAnalysis: In a crummy economy, why are stocks rising?
September 15, 2012
Associated PressEconomic growth is pitiful. So why are the major stock indexes just a few percentage points shy of an all-time record? Start
with two words: Ben Bernanke.
MoreCOHEN: Good reason to keep gold in diversified portfolios
September 15, 2012
Jeff Cohen / Special to IBJMetal is hedge against printing money, weakening currencies.
MoreLocal financial planner sentenced for identity theft
September 11, 2012
IBJ StaffA former financial planner at the Indianapolis offices of Northwestern Mutual and One America-American United Life was sentenced
Tuesday to two years in federal prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to identity theft.
MoreFormer Durham exec ordered to pay $30,000
August 22, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer Obsidian Enterprises Inc. President Terry Whitesell will pay the amount as part of a settlement agreement. A bankruptcy
trustee representing investors of Fair Finance Co., owned by convicted financier Tim Durham, had sought more than $225,000
from Whitesell.
MoreArea couple's bankruptcy filing lists $18.5M in debt
July 23, 2012
Scott OlsonAn Indianapolis-area couple that operated more than two dozen companies—including one that provided financial counseling—has
filed for bankruptcy, listing $18.5 million in debt that includes unpaid business loans and mortgages for homes in Florida
and Wyoming.
MoreIU to roll out student financial literacy program
June 22, 2012
Associated PressIndiana University says its plans to offer a financial literacy program to give students the tools to complete college without
excessive debt.
MoreHauke receiver files suit to recover $600K from Arizona investor
April 11, 2012
J.K. WallAttorney William Wendling will try to collect $1 million to $2 million from a handful of investors in Samex Capital Ponzi
scheme.
MoreS&P completes biggest first-quarter rally since 1998
March 31, 2012
Bloomberg NewsMore than $3.6 trillion has been restored to U.S. equity values since October amid better-than-estimated earnings and economic
data. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. surged 11 percent this week, as the Supreme Court debated the health care law.
MoreTwo charged in $2.2M scheme against Colts' Freeney
March 28, 2012
Associated PressA financial adviser for Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and the adviser's lover have been arrested on
federal wire fraud charges that allege they swindled about $2.2 million from the lineman.
MoreEx-investment manager Hauke gets 10 years for fraud
March 23, 2012
Scott OlsonKeenan Hauke of Fishers, who pleaded guilty to securities fraud in December after costing hedge fund clients $7 million, received
a 10-year federal prison sentence Friday morning.
MoreIndiana House votes to phase out inheritance tax
February 28, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House on Tuesday approved a 10-year phase-out of the state's inheritance tax that now brings in about $160
million a year.
MoreShould Indiana phase out inheritance tax?
January 28, 2012
Supporters of new legislation say the wealthy shouldn't have to leave the state to avoid the tax.
MoreProsecutor files charges in two white-collar crime cases
January 19, 2012
One case involves an Indianapolis attorney accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from two accounts she oversaw as trustee. The
other involves the theft of $200,000 from the foundation of a national collegiate fraternity.
MoreFeds: Hauke OK'd disastrous real estate investments
December 14, 2011
Greg AndrewsProsecutors allege Fishers investment manager Keenan Hauke hid losses for seven years by shifting assets among accounts and
using new investors’ money to fund withdrawals.
MoreLocal software upstart sold after less than year in business
November 22, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based MyJibe LLC, an up-and-coming budgeting and personal finance software firm that was launched by two 20-something
entrepreneurs last January, has already been acquired.
MorePacer Foster earns reputation as Buffett of basketball
October 20, 2011
Bloomberg NewsIndiana Pacer Jeff Foster has played in the NBA for 12 years and earned more than $47 million, and he’s done something extraordinary:
He’s saved about three-quarters of his take-home pay.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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