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Carl E. Sera is a chartered market technician (CMT) and the managing principal of Sera Capital Management, a fee-only registered investment advisor based in Annapolis, Maryland, specializing in tax-efficient real estate exit planning, 1031 exchanges, Delaware statutory trusts and 721 UPREIT structures. He has more than 19 years of experience in financial services.

Early Warning Services' digital wallet solicited actors Elizabeth Banks and Gabrielle Union for its second national advertising campaign as it looks to tie itself to financial institutions in the public eye.

Roughly 80% of banks with more than $100 billion of assets were deemed well-managed in the Fed's latest supervision and regulation report, a sharp increase from 2024.

In a sea of coins, the transfer firm's CEO says that by working with partners to build its own branded coin, it can control more of the related products and lower costs.

Cheungkin Lam fed customers' account details to a crew that drained their balances, including $417,300 from one account that TD had to repay.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed senators' concerns about higher costs for Americans, noting average yearly inflation is lower than during the pandemic, while also confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Tuesday claim that the administration will not move forward with a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."

J. Henning Buchholz is a strategic initiatives, transformation and M&A leader who supports global organizations in unlocking value through strategic transactions and enterprise change. As a principal with Deloitte Consulting's M&A practice and co-leader of the U.S. divestitures & separations group, he advises global life sciences, technology, and other organizations on reshaping portfolios, driving growth and unlocking operational value through complex transactions and enterprise transformations.

Erin DeHaven is a partner with Deloitte Tax LLP in the transaction & integration services practice. She assists clients in addressing their comprehensive tax responsibilities, including tax technical, departmental operations and business process considerations during corporate life events, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and legal entity rationalizations. Her experience includes transaction planning, consolidated group transactions, carve-out tax accounting, continuing operations calculations and project management. She has more than 12 years of experience assisting multinational corporations with their federal, state and international tax compliance and tax planning considerations, including ASC 740 and related accounting matters.

Ryan Stecz is a partner with Deloitte Tax LLP in the M&A transaction services practice, based in Chicago. He has more than 20 years of public accounting experience including more than 15 years as a dedicated M&A specialist. He has experience in advising financial and strategic buyers on due diligence and deal structuring in a range of industries including consumer and industrial products, health care and technology. He has significant experience advising clients on sell side transactions including the preparation of carve-out financial statements, vendor due diligence reports, tax structuring and modeling exercises, and the tax implications associated with selling S corporations.

Michelle Wiener is a director at Alvarez & Marsal Financial Services Industry Group.