IssuesWatch Podcast

New Jersey’s lawsuit environment is the fourth most expensive in the nation, according to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And New Jersey was on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellhole watchlist in 2022. Anthony Anastasio of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute provides insight and guidance for how businesses can reduce their liability exposure. ​

Think private equity (PE) is only for large CPA firms? Not necessarily so. Phil Whitman of Whitman Transition Advisors discusses recent private equity deals and how virtually every CPA firm can take advantage of PE and other nontraditional methods of investment and firm growth.

New Jersey CPAs were decidedly less pessimistic about the New Jersey and national economies in this year’s NJCPA economic survey. Roosevelt Bowman, senior investment strategist with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, helps us make sense of the survey results and shares his insights on inflation, recession and prospects for the future.

Crypto continues to be in the headlines, so Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, is back to fill us in. He covers the possibility of Bitcoin ETF; the status of the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple; prospects for the FedNow payment system and the impact it could have on crypto; and how CPAs can talk to clients about cryptoassets.