by Clay_D Thomas | May 2, 2013 | Blog, Legal
Around May 2013 I was made aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is pilfering another rabbit hole for the purpose of overstuffing the agency’s coffers. That rabbit hole is the use of Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans which have allowed certain public company...
by Clay_D Thomas | Jan 27, 2013 | Blog, Oil and Gas
Thoughts from 2013: For the layman, most floating structures have generally been considered to have been vessels and as such, were subject to the Law of Admiralty. However, this does not always hold and whether admiralty law applies to all floating structures is not...
by Clay_D Thomas | Jul 31, 2009 | Blog, Financial Planning
Thoughts from 2009: I won’t bore you with telling you that there are all types of mutual funds covering virtually any type of financial investment you could imagine. You can get that information easily, but few people want to tell you the uncomfortable facts about...
by Clay_D Thomas | Jul 31, 2009 | Blog, Financial Planning
Back in 2007, I realized we live in a conundrum. Today we have permanent fixtures, items and intellectual capital that were less than a dream 30 years ago. We now require a constant stream of data to get through our daily existence. We have email, cellular phones, the...