Fawzia Visram is a Client Relationship Specialist in Mesirow Wealth Management She is responsible for day-to-day client service and communications including client portfolio management trade requests account processing and documentation Fawzia has 14 years of financial industry experience Prior to joining Mesirow in 2022 she was a Client Service Analyst and Relationship Banker at JP Morgan Chase…

In the spring of 2023 a string of US bank failures notably Silicon Valley Bank First Republic Bank and Signature Bank rattled bank depositors confidence across the country While the headlines were fraught with negative predictions for the banking system at large depositors of the banks that failed were ultimately made whole and the situation eased, About the FDIC, The ordeal has reminded us that banks are not infallible and can put even the safest perceived asset  — cash — at risk of permanent loss  It also underscored the critical role FDIC Insurance plays in maintaining stability and confidence in the banking system The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC was founded in 1933 during the Great Depression to increase public faith in US Banks Member…, How this effects you, What does this mean for your bank savings and how much coverage are you eligible for Not all banks are covered Banks have to elect and pay to be insured by the FDIC so there isnt blanket coverage across the banking system In fact when trying to find a covered bank one simply has to look for the FDIC logo within the actual bank or on their website as members will display it prominently Credit…, Per Depositor Per Institution, means that one person (Depositor carries FDIC Insurance for all accounts under their name at one insured bank (Institution up to $250000 For example if the same individual owns additional accounts at another member bank they qualify for added coverage up to $250000 on those accounts However suppose this individual has cash levels exceeding $250000 at either of these institutions In that case they…, Per Category, refers to who owns the account and thus how much coverage the owner is obligated to For example a single individual at one bank can own an account for themselves outright jointly own an account with another person and name a Revocable Trust as the owner of a third account In such a situation all three categories would receive the maximum coverage of $250000 for a collective total of $750000 for…, Published March 2025, Sources https//wwwfdicgov/about/history/ https//wwwfdicgov/resources/deposit-insurance/financial-products-insured/indexhtml https//ediefdicgov/ https//wwwnerdwalletcom/article/banking/fdic-insurance https//wwwcnbccom/select/fdic-insurance/ https//fortunecom/recommends/banking/what-is-fdic-insurance/      

Strategic Plays and February Takeaways February 2025 was another active month for M&A in the food beverage and agribusiness industry as companies leveraged early-year momentum to refine their portfolios Notably alcoholic + NA beverages and value-added distribution led US target activity for the month overlayed with significant cross-border interest an acceleration in mega deals and an…

Felicia Lindsey is Senior Executive Assistant in Mesirow Currency Management In her role she supports the Executive Committee members and assists with the group’s administrative efforts Felicia has more than 25 years of experience in the administrative field and fifteen years’ experience working with senior level executives Prior to joining Mesirow she was a Senior Executive Administrator and…

by Keith Gustafson CFA and Christopher M ONeill PhD CFA CFP ®, FRM ®, ChFC ®, Abstract, Much of the seminal work on international investing in the context of asset allocation and mean variance optimization was written based upon a somewhat limited broad-based data set With just over 50 years of MSCI data now in hand we reexamine the characteristics of the data with subsets for the first 25 years and latest 25 years plus also utilizing the earlier historical data to create an…