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Brad Sprong is the national tax leader for KPMG U.S. Private Enterprise. He has more than 30 years of experience serving clients around the world on their tax needs. He provides services to high net worth, closely held business owners and their enterprises, specifically focused on transition, income tax, transformation to best practices and family-office design.

Kevin Valencia is the head of people at Livestorm.

The appointment comes just three months after a marketing backfire pushed her to step down from a similar role at Riskalyze.

Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.

Neil Cassidy is a senior editor at American Banker. He joined American Banker in 1999 as a copy editor.

Kim Eckelbarger is founder of Tropical Benefits, ARCW Leavitt Insurance, in Tampa, Fla.

Dr. Julia Hoffman is head of mental health strategy at Teladoc Health. You can follow Dr. Hoffman on Twitter @juliahoffman.

While the pandemic slowed down investigations and court cases, state regulators continued to chase financial scamsters, data shows.

A new report from PIABA says independent advisors are as bad as brokers when it comes to cheating investors and paying awards.

Joan Crain’s job is to guide the wealthy through complicated financial decisions where mistakes can cost millions of dollars. That task is proving particularly tricky now thanks to Joe Biden’s proposed tax plan and the lack of clarity over what the Democrats will pass.