Industry watchdogs stayed busy trying to root out elder fraud and off-channel communications while plaintiffs lawyers' questioned firms' sweeps policies and regulators' basic authority.
Whether for portfolio diversification or hedging against inflation, investors are set to take this precious metal to even greater heights in the new year.
Joe LaMantia III is a partner at L&F Distributors, a beer distribution company that services 35 counties throughout Texas and southeastern New Mexico, employing more than 1,200 people.