The relationship between a client and bank symbolizes a very important affiliation. Whether for personal or business banking, clients who entrust their finances with a particular financial institution are depositing more than just money. They are conveying a trust in the bank's ability to meet their needs through products and customer service.
Some would say customer service is dead. Not so....
While it may seem Greek to some, the grandidierite, majorite or painite are just a few of the world's rarest gemstones. And while some may be considered costly, others are surprisingly affordable thanks to their general anonymity to the public. However, each of these rare gemstones represents an exclusivity that can only be attributed to a handful of gems.
The Guinness Book of World Records...
Hurricane Katrina taught some important lessons three years ago. Most importantly, preparedness when it comes to health and safety are necessary issues on which to spend time and energy. However, when faced with an unexpected situation, people should also spend time on a financial preparedness plan.
Wide-scale emergencies are not topics people want to necessarily think about. But take for...
Fulfilling the needs of clients is not always an easy task. For the best of banks, it's the singular motivator to success. Endless studies have been conducted on the results of good customer service and the outcome is undeniable. Meet the needs of your clients effectively and repeatedly and you will have earned their trust and loyalty. Customers treated with concern and respect will become even...
Cigar smoking is all about shared pleasure. After all, it swept Victorian England and became a national pastime in part because it gave men something to do with their hands while they talked after dinner. And it took off during the so-called "cigar boom" of the 1990s in part because new publications, online forums, cigar clubs, and other social venues allowed cigar smokers to talk about their...
However others may feel about them, there's no doubt that public-smoking bans, and other restrictions on tobacco use, leave cigar aficionados burning up. Anyone who reads cigar magazines, for example, will know that - however politically unpredictable they may be in other areas - this is one legislative trend all those magazines' writers seem to agree on.
In any case, whether one agrees with...
A few fun and affectionate names such as love handles, beer belly and male muffin top may sound cute but in reality, men can struggle with midsection bulges just as women do.
Visits to the gym, sit-ups and reducing alcohol consumption are all methods that men have tried - repeatedly - to diminish the effects of the dreaded beer gut. However, exercise alone doesn't always produce results,...
Cigars have been with us for thousands of years - far too long for any historian, however dedicated, to trace. Tobacco may have grown on this planet (according to current speculation by paleontologists) for as long as eight thousand years, and archaeological data suggests it's been smoked for at least four thousand. Ancient pottery unearthed in present-day Guatemala shows us a man smoking...
It's no surprise that we tend to give cigars as gift items at weddings, bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, and new births, or that cigars remain popular gift item ideas for new dads, new moms, new brides and grooms, and newly engaged couples. After all, cigars have been associated with celebration and ceremony, with marking the moment, for as long as they've existed.
That claim may...
Banking has changed in many ways through the centuries. The oldest forms of banking were often simple loans issued to businesses to purchase their goods. Once the goods were sold, the lender collected the money for the loan with interest. Today's banks have diversified their services and products, with the goal of providing fast and efficient service. By putting a community's surplus funds to...
