Exit

2022 - 8 - 16

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Eileen Fisher, the Queen of Slow Fashion, Charts a Slow Exit (The New York Times)

Eileen Fisher went from industry outlier to godmother of a movement. Now, she is getting ready to pass the torch, starting with a new chief executive at her ...

And she wants to ensure that her employees — all 774 part-owners of her brand — are ready for what comes next. She doesn’t want to travel, she said, instead preferring to spend more time doing kundalini yoga and meditation, playing mahjong with friends and learning how to cook good Japanese food after the recent retirement of her longtime chef. I had to get back into the center and reorganize things so that people know exactly how things should work. She has spoken frequently over the years about how she felt as if she didn’t need to be there anymore; she has talked about the idea that the company had developed beyond her. “But I think, over time, I came to realize that the idea of simple clothing and design, and of how we spend money here, had not fully landed in the company in the way that I thought it had. There seems to be a collective craving for simplicity — something Ms. Fisher has been steadily offering up since the mid-1980s and her first designs inspired by kimonos she saw on a trip to Kyoto. (She had $350 in her bank account and did not know how to sew.) But she did want to liberate women by giving them a formula. It was only in the last 18 months or so that the company has ever even had a single C.E.O., in the form of Eileen Fisher (the woman). She stepped up to steady the ship after the brand, as she put it, “kind of lost its way.” “Her dedication to retail, slow growth, staying privately owned, and of course creating an unconventional but successful business model surrounding reuse and sustainability has undeniably shaped my strategy and achievements for my business.” “I like to think of myself as leading through the idea.” Her signature bob gleamed like a pearly helmet, bouncing against her black spectacles as she talked. “The last few years have been pretty hard for anyone in retail, let alone those trying to change the fashion paradigm,” Ms. Williams continued. Patagonia was also early to embrace organic materials, has a long history of political activism and once ran an ad telling people not to buy its products.

Strategies for Manufacturers Who Wish to Exit Distribution ... (The National Law Review)

When negotiating distribution agreements, sometimes manufacturers overlook significance of termination clauses. This mistake often proves to be problematic ...

One possible avenue is to include the payment of an expedited resolution fee to the distributor if termination without cause is contemplated. One method for an expedited resolution is to draft a termination clause that the distributor will view as more ideal than pursuing prolonged litigation. So what can be done to avoid litigation for terminating a distribution agreement when the distributor is not at fault? To summarize, the consequences of a poorly-written termination clause can put a manufacturer in a very bad position. When this occurs, it can leave a distributor feeling betrayed and hostile, and with a weak termination clause, this can result in drawn-out litigation that will cost manufacturers an excessive amount of time and money, in addition to killing any chances of future collaboration between the two sides. When negotiating distribution agreements, sometimes manufacturers overlook the significance of termination clauses.

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Sound exit strategy crucial to enjoying benefits of goal-based planning (Moneycontrol.com)

A goal-based investment plan is only successful when a proper exit strategy is created, which also means you rebalance.

When you do goal-based investing, the idea is to achieve the goal with optimised risk instead of running out of cash or outperforming your goal. The above portfolio has been rebalanced (profit booked periodically and asset allocation changed) only to reduce the risk when you are closer to your target. Having a defined exit strategy for different time periods allows you to re-assess and re-allocate your assets in an instrument that makes sense from your risk appetite point. Here, duration is short, growth is low, and the risk appetite is low. A goal-based investment plan is only successful when a proper exit strategy is created, which also means you rebalance. Goal-based financial planning is an investment process that allows you to achieve goals across different stages of life.

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Estate Planning Strategies for Business Owners Planning an Exit ... (CEOWORLD magazine)

It's made even harder if you don't have a comprehensive exit strategy in place. Senior wealth manager Susan Jones provides a guide to exit planning — from ...

No matter what you decide to do, you can never plan too early for your exit strategy. Decide if you wish to make gifts using business interests or sale proceeds early on and whether those will go to charities or family members. Your focus in this situation would be on the terms of the transaction and the ways you can maximize after-tax considerations. Do you want to continue working in some capacity after your official exit? Business owners sometimes don’t realize that the expectedinvestment incomeon the after-tax proceeds from the business sale will not be sustainable enough for the lifestyle they want in retirement. The transfer is ultimately the assets purchased with the proceeds (often cash, marketable securities, and other passive investments). So, it is less critical for your liquidation strategy to incorporate terms related to long-term business ownership, which family takeovers often entail. What you do with your business is, well, your business. Who will the business owners and managers be? From a tax and finance perspective, no estate plan means missed opportunities to leverage discount gifting or other income tax-reduction strategies. Ideally, you’d have created an estate plan when you first became involved with your business, regularly reviewing it as the business grew and time went on. In fact, two-thirds of high net worth business owners accelerated their plans to retire or sell their companies due to the pandemic, according to a 2021 Clarfeld Citizens Private Wealth survey. It’s made even harder if you don’t have a comprehensive exit strategy in place.

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Tribeca Ghost Story 'Next Exit', Starring Katie Parker, Rahul Kohli ... (Deadline)

The film marks the directorial debut for Mali Elfman and stars Katie Parker (The Fall Of The House Of Usher) and Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass), with Rose McIver ( ...

Next Exit follows a research scientist who makes headlines proving she can track people after death. Written and directed by Mali Elfman, the film is presented by Helmstreet Productions’ Lindsay Helms and Joel Nevells and produced by Syzygy Adventures’ Derek Bishé and Narineh Hacopian. Blue Finch Films will be starting international sales during TIFF 2022. The film marks the directorial debut for Mali Elfman and stars Katie Parker (The Fall Of The House Of Usher) and Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass), with Rose McIver (Ghosts) and Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame).

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Mom died. Do we owe the exit tax on her beach home sale? (nj.com)

Q. Me and my siblings inherited my mom's beach house in West Cape May. We sold the house for $475,000. We live in Maryland. My mom had the house for at ...

We sold the house for $475,000. Do we have to pay the exit tax in New Jersey? My mom had the house for at least 30 years.

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Skeletal remains found near US-220N in Roanoke (WDBJ7)

UPDATE: Skeletal remains have been uncovered, according to Roanoke Police. A forensics investigation is underway. EARLIER STORY: A collection of “security/ ...

The remains are now in the hands of a medical examiner. (WDBJ) - Skeletal remains were found Tuesday in the area of US 220 and Franklin Road, according to Roanoke Police. Skeletal remains found near US-220N in Roanoke

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