News TFA Newsletter The Bargaining Power of Customers – part 4 in a series lookinginto Porter’s Five Forces November 2, 2023 The Soft Landing: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Inverted Yield Curve September 5, 2023 Industry Rivalry (Part II in a series on Porter’s Five Forces) August 7, 2023 Supreme Court Ruling – should you be concerned? July 6, 2023 Why Tribes Should Explore Municipal Debt June 1, 2023 May The Force Be With You: Porter’s Five Competitive Forces May 4, 2023 Declination Letters: Still relevant? April 10, 2023 POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT – CREDIT AGREEMENT BASICS VOL. 2: AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS March 1, 2023 Recession – A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? February 1, 2023 The Collapse of FTX: What Indian Country Can Learn from the Failed Crypto Trading Exchange January 10, 2023 Revisiting Credit Agreement Basics December 2, 2022 The Bears Have It (For Now) – Tribal Investing in Uncertain Times November 8, 2022 Forecasting in an Increasingly Uncertain World October 3, 2022 It Was Good While It Lasted…Higher Interest Rates May Stick Around for Awhile September 6, 2022 Recession… “not it”! August 1, 2022 Recession Ahead? How Can you Thrive? July 5, 2022 Black Swan Events – Preparing for the Unexpected (and what that means right now for Indian Country) June 9, 2022 TFA Spring Conference Roundup May 2, 2022 Impact of Inflation on Indian Gaming April 4, 2022 Contemplating the Impact of Surging Gas Prices on Consumer Gaming Activity March 14, 2022 Sports Betting and the Super Bowl February 8, 2022 Trends to Watch in 2022 January 4, 2022 Santa Claus is Coming to Town…and Bringing Sustained Inflation December 1, 2021 It’s a Good Time to Be a Borrower November 3, 2021 A Golden Opportunity October 11, 2021 Notes from the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium September 1, 2021 Personal Finance Basics – TFA at Work in the Community August 2, 2021 The Compounded Problem of Staffing Shortages in the Hospitality Industry July 1, 2021 HAS IGRA BECOME THE “THIN RED LINE” PROTECTING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY FROM AGGRESSIVE STATE GOVERNMENTS? June 1, 2021 Inflation…Straight Ahead May 3, 2021 THINK DIFFERENT. Private Equity in Indian Country – An Immense Untapped Opportunity. April 5, 2021 Interest Rates are Rising… Should You be Concerned? March 1, 2021 Show Me the Money: The Importance of Understanding Tribal Liquidity February 1, 2021 Frenzied Focus on Online Gaming Potentially Creates Opportunity for Indian Country January 4, 2021 Human Capital – The Most Important Resource December 1, 2020 Red or Blue – Does the Economy Care? November 3, 2020 What’s Your Perspective? We Believe the Glass is Half Full. October 1, 2020 I Knew I Should Have Made That Left Turn At Albuquerque? – Key Observations In A COVID-19 World September 8, 2020 Main Street Lending Program… Will It Work For Your Tribe? August 4, 2020 Stress Testing: The Fed’s Forecast on Bank Capital July 1, 2020 Sports Betting: An Economic Driver For Reopening? June 3, 2020 Light Shining Brighter – Signs of Pent-up Demand May 21, 2020 Main Street Lending Program… Will it work for Tribes? May 13, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Fund Tribal Allocations: U.S. Treasury Misses the Mark May 6, 2020 Heard On The Street… April 29, 2020 Looking Forward To Recovery April 22, 2020 Quarantine Update: File Submission For Cares Act Relief Funds Plus Critical “To Do’s” Tribes Should Have Completed By Now April 15, 2020 In Difficult Times — Pricing Goes Up April 2, 2020 Taking Projections with a Grain of Salt March 3, 2020 The Search for Growth in Gaming Cash Flow February 6, 2020 2020 Budgeting – What Does the Election Year Mean for Tribal Planning? January 3, 2020 Transaction Spotlight: Shedding Light on Faciam’s Acquisition of Summit Bank and its Potential Impact to the Cannabis Industry December 9, 2019 Portfolio Investing — What is the New Normal? November 6, 2019 Great Expectations – Why Tribes Need to Revisit Their Thinking About Return on Invested Capital October 7, 2019 Signal or Noise? What You Should Know About the Inverted Yield Curve September 3, 2019 OIGA 2019: Lots of Talk About Sports Betting August 1, 2019 Strike While the Iron Is Hot – A Borrower’s Market July 1, 2019 Whoa! That was a lot of Conferences! Key takeaways from RES, NIGA and NAFOA May 7, 2019 A Primer on New Markets Tax Credits… What Are They and Why Should a Tribe Consider Them? March 5, 2019 Hedging Your Risk: Derivative Logic Discusses Interest Rate Risk with TFA February 15, 2019 Trends to Watch in 2019 January 8, 2019 Venture Capital: What is it? And How can Tribes Benefit from Investing in this Asset Class. December 12, 2018 Take A Deep Breath and Don’t Panic… November 1, 2018 Total Leverage: Balancing Risk October 3, 2018 It’s A Great Time To Be A Borrower September 5, 2018 Grass Roots Indian Finance August 1, 2018 Rain Rock Casino: A Case Study of a Successful Financing in Indian Country July 3, 2018 Opportunity Zones – A New Program That Can Benefit Tribes June 4, 2018 Spring 2018 NIGA and NAFOA — Our Takeaways May 5, 2018 Spring Cleaning—Outsourcing to Improve Your Bottom Line April 2, 2018 NIGC Proposed Changes That Could Impair Tribes’ Access To Debt Capital Markets March 2, 2018 Fish or Cut Bait? Knowing Your Breakeven Point February 2, 2018 Trends to Watch in 2018 January 2, 2018 Tax Exempt Financing — Another Financing Tool for Tribes December 2, 2017 Assessing the Impact of the Saint Regis Mohawk Patent Deal November 2, 2017 Key Takeaways From NAFOA and G2E October 11, 2017 New Markets Tax Credits as a Final Piece of the Capital Stack August 1, 2017 Make No Little Plans… A Master Planning Primer July 5, 2017 Highlights from the CFO Roundtable June 1, 2017 Keeping It Fresh May 2, 2017 Opportunity Cost: Evaluating the True Cost of a Delay April 3, 2017 Landmark Tribal Litigation Settled March 1, 2017 Diversification Opportunities – Staying Close to Home February 1, 2017 Trends to Watch in 2017 January 3, 2017 Making the Tough Decision December 1, 2016 Tribal M&A – What You Should Know November 1, 2016 Global Gaming Expo 2016: Thoughts and Takeaways October 3, 2016 Are Your Interests Really Aligned? September 1, 2016 What’s New? CFO Roundtable Highlights from Minnesota and Oklahoma August 1, 2016 Hedging in an Uncertain Interest Rate Cycle – Interest Rate Collar July 5, 2016 Another Tribe Swindled June 1, 2016 Priority Distributions: Good, Bad, or Indifferent? May 2, 2016 Acquisitions: What is Fair? April 4, 2016 Introducing TFA Capital Partners March 8, 2016 Upstate New York Village Does the Right Thing February 1, 2016 Trends to Watch in 2016 January 4, 2016 Inflation – Should We Care? December 1, 2015 What is a “Bad Boy”? November 2, 2015 G2E: Thoughts and Take-aways October 1, 2015 Could This Happen to You? – Helpful Tips for Avoiding a Scam September 1, 2015 Subscribe Join Our Mailing List Stay on top of the latest industry news and receive helpful insights and financial advice from our industry leading experts. Name Email Phone Affiliation Title If you are human, leave this field blank. 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