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The McLaughlin Way

By Patricia Harty

November 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment

PUTTING TRUST IN WEALTH MANAGEMENTWhen he first started working at Merrill Lynch – before he became one of Merrill’s leading wealth managers – Kevin J. McLaughlin’s duties included setting up meetings and seminars across the country. Future Merrill Lynch President and CEO Dan Tully was the featured speaker at one such gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona, when a … [Read more...] about The McLaughlin Way

Against the Tide

By Tom Deignan
Spring 2023

April 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Sean Granahan is determined to keep The Floating Hospital afloat It’s been nearly 20 years since Sean Granahan found himself in a diner on the West Side of Manhattan, staring at a piece of paper. “The numbers weren’t pretty,” Granahan recalls. “In fact, they were un-pretty.” A lawyer, Granahan had spent the previous several years doing work on behalf of a New York-based charity … [Read more...] about Against the Tide

Looking Beyond Tech and Finance

By Tom Deignan

December 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Ronan Ryan, co-founder and president of IEX, helped revolutionize the way stocks are purchased and traded, and now he has another goal in mind.As he looks back now, on the near-decade since Flash Boys’ release, Ronan Ryan says, “I feel like we’ve been running on a treadmill at speed ten for the last ten years.” But that hard work has paid off. “We’ve done remarkably well,” Ryan … [Read more...] about Looking Beyond Tech and Finance

Denis O’Brien: Facebook Foe, Philanthropy Friend

By Niall O'Dowd

March 14, 2022 by 1 Comment

Hall of Fame Inductee and 35th Annual Keynote SpeakerAfter the 2010 earthquake in Haiti Denis O’Brien, Digicel’s founder enabled Haitians to make cash transfers to each other via mobile phones. Former president Bill Clinton called it one of the most innovative ways to fight poverty he had seen.The original idea was typical of O’Brien, a simple extension of his existing … [Read more...] about Denis O’Brien: Facebook Foe, Philanthropy Friend

“Be Not Afraid”

By Lynn Tierney
Summer 2021

September 2, 2021 by 3 Comments

When the dust settled on September 11, 343 firefighters were listed as missing, and later pronounced dead. In this excerpt from her upcoming book, Lynn Tierney, then a deputy commissioner at the Fire Department of New York, writes about the difficult task of eulogizing her colleagues. EulogiesThere came a time in my life, through the autumn of 2001, when I wrote roughly 100 … [Read more...] about “Be Not Afraid”

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Actor Richard Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cpl. Lachlan McLachlan in 1949’s The Hasty Heart, was born on June 11, 1919 in Dublin. After training for a military career, Todd changed his sights and enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theater Arts in London. He first appeared in a production of Twelfth Night in 1936. Todd enlisted in the British Army during World War II. After his successful role in The Hasty Heart, he appeared in several more films including The Longest Day (1962.) He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 and died on December 9, 2009.

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