Oakworth Capital Bank
Oakworth Capital Bank has been named to the 2018 DepositAccounts Top200 list of Healthiest Banks in America. Oakworth ranked 28th nationally and 1st in Alabama. This marks the 4th consecutive year in a row that Oakworth…
Gambling is a word with a lot with a lot of connotations, but only one real meaning: taking some measure of risk in order to achieve some sort of return. You can define risk and return…
Obviously, I haven’t gotten out a newsletter in a few weeks. I was physically out of the office on two of those Fridays, and last week? After getting about halfway through with Common Cents, I decided…
The calendar may still read September, but weary investors are already starting to get their hopes up for a so-called Santa Claus rally in the fourth quarter. The past three months have been brutal. The Dow,…
After weeks of buildup and endless discussion, the Fed didn’t raise interest rates this week. What now? The markets had been on pins and needles in anticipation of this past Fed meeting, and what did they…
Oakworth Capital Bank is pleased to announce that the following team of professionals has joined our company to serve the South Alabama market: Mr. John Hensley – Managing Director Mr. Bud Doyle – Senior Client Advisor Mr.…
A much-anticipated and expected hike in the Federal Reserve funds rate did not happen, which might be good news for consumers enjoying the low interest rate environment. While Birmingham banking experts said they weren’t surprised by…
Thanks to the August Employment Situation report, today was almost a damned if you do and damned if you don’t day. If the economy created too many jobs in August, many feared a Fed rate hike,…
I know you have written on the topic in the past, but New York recently passed a law mandating a $15-an-hour minimum wage in the fast food industry. Will this gather steam across the country, and…
Last night, I had my parents over for dinner. As usual, my father veered off into current events almost as soon as he sat down. Let’s just say the pace of societal change has him a…