by Robert May Assistant Vice President Frost Bank Specific and realistic goals form the foundation of any solid financial plan. But if it’s been a while since you reviewed your goals, you might be surprised to find them outdated or no longer realistic. The unpredictability of life and economics has a way of upending the… Read More Setting New Year’s Resolutions? Don’t Forget About Your Financial Goals
Sylvester Turner is near the end of his first four-year term as mayor and is up for re-election for what would be his second and final term as Houston’s mayor. Intown Magazine is taking a look at the major issues Mayor Turner has faced and how he has dealt with them. We also conducted exclusive… Read More Mayor Turner – His First Four Years
Who Is Tony Buzbee? River Oaks Attorney Trying to Beat Long Oddsby William Hanover Every two years, Houston decides who is going to be its next CEO. More often than not, history repeats itself, and the incumbent not only defends but serves a term limit of six years. Tony Buzbee, whose motto is “just win”… Read More Who Is Tony Buzbee?
by Walter Christopherson Chairman of the Investment Committee Linscomb & Williams Having our headquarters on the gulf coast of southeast Texas, most of us at Linscomb & Williams are familiar with how it feels to live in an area that is threatened with hurricanes. ln any 50-mile stretch of the Texas coastline, the odds… Read More Hurricanes (and Bear Markets)
by Jessica Bannitt, CPA, CFP® Wealth Advisor Linscomb & Williams Author Jarod Kintz remarked on the high cost of college: “I wouldn’t advise making a four-year commitment to eventually land an $8.00/hour job. Skip college. Read Wikipedia for free instead.” Most of the clients we’ve worked with in our 48-year history would disagree with his… Read More The Good and Bad News on College Funding
by Karin Hall Senior Vice President Frost Commercial Banking Hearing the first tornado siren of the season or tracking a hurricane’s path as it approaches the coast is a sobering reminder that Texans are vulnerable to natural disasters that leave damage and disruption behind. We’re taught to prepare—buy a weather band radio, create an… Read More Prepare Financially for a Disaster
Your offseason was relatively quiet with the exception of the signing of free agent Michael Brantley. Can you tell us about your off-season strategy? Quiet is a relative term, and from my perspective we were quite active when you consider the vast majority of our team is returning and we won 103 games and… Read More Exclusive Interview with Jeff Luhnow –Astros GM & President of Baseball Operations
by John Granato John Granato (JG): Your Season is coming up, tell us about it.Sam Windsor (SW): Yup very close. We have two exhibition games before the league starts. January 11th is our first one, down at Constellation Field home of the Skeeters. That’ll be a return to Constellation for us; we played a nine-game… Read More Rugby Gaining Mainstream Popularity: Sabercats’ Sam Windsor Interview
Dr. Huda Zoghbi: Medical Person of the Year Our 2019 Medical Person of The Year is Dr. Huda Zoghbi. She is a Professor, Baylor College of Medicine and founding director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her persistent and lengthy research has led to remarkable contributions to the… Read More Dr. Huda Zoghbi: Medical Person of the Year
Spaces For Home Interior Design Stresses Timeliness And Individuality By Minnie Payne As you enter award-winning interior designer Susan Gay’s uncluttered, spacious one-of-a-kind 4,400-square-feet Spaces for Home boutique furniture store, 2439 Westheimer Road in Houston’s Upper Kirby District, you find a unique collection of dining tables, sofas, ottomans, benches, chairs, rugs, chandeliers, consoles, coffee tables,… Read More Spaces For Home Interior Design Stresses Timeliness And Individuality
