Category Archives: Guest authors


Trade Your Commercial Lease for Ownership

Guest post by Richard Gray, Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending, Bank of American Fork It’s no secret that the past few years have seen drastic changes in the real-estate market. Those looking to sell property face an uphill battle with … Continue reading

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Manager Skills Series: Increase Productivity Through Employee Development

Guest post by Ken Burnett, VP/Director of Training and Business Development This series is written from experience and is part of Bank of American Fork’s management training program.  The program embraces the philosophy that management is a skill-based job, and … Continue reading

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Invest in Yourself with SBA Loans

Guest Post by Dale Gunther, Vice Chairman of the Board, People’s Utah Bancorp Could your business benefit from the still-low commercial real-estate prices? Let me tell you about one business that did. Recently, one of Bank of American Fork’s small … Continue reading

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Direct Deposit to Replace Federal Benefits Checks

Guest post by Heidi Carmack, Communications Specialist, Bank of American Fork Starting March 1, 2013, direct deposit through a bank account or a Treasury-issued Direct Express Debit MasterCard® will be required for anyone receiving federal benefits payments. If you receive … Continue reading

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Why Debt Can Be Good for Your Business

Guest post by Dale Gunther Someone once said, “Debt is a useful servant but a ruthless master.” In my business and personal life, these words have stuck with me and I have always been careful in taking on debt. Back … Continue reading

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Starting Out on Your Own: Personal Finance Tips for Young Adults

Courtesy FDIC Consumer News Have you ever taken $40 out of the ATM and a few hours later asked yourself where that money went? Or, do you use your debit card to make purchases but don’t keep track of them…and … Continue reading

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Legal Traps in Social Media: What Every Business Should Know

Guest post by John Rees, Attorney, Callister Nebeker & McCullough As of March 2012, there were 901 million monthly active users on Facebook. Although the stock of Facebook has experienced a roller-coaster ride, which has mostly been on the first … Continue reading

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What JP Morgan’s $2 Billion Blunder Tells Us About Too-big-to-fail

Guest post by Dale Gunther A little over a month ago, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced a $2 billion trading loss. The cause? Complex derivatives on credit default swaps—the same instruments that were a major cause of the … Continue reading

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Elder Fraud: How To Spot and Prevent Financial Abuse

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, … Continue reading

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Creating a Company Problem-solving Culture

Guest post by Richard H. Tyson, President, CEObuilder One of the most predictable expectations that CEOs and other executives have for their employees is to be “problem solvers.” That said, we have found that the typical company culture often falls … Continue reading

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