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Honored to be featured in Cleveland Business Journal

It is a privilege to be featured in the Cleveland Business Journal’s “People on the Move”.  I am grateful to be featured among other accomplished professionals and look forward to continuing to make positive contributions to the business community in Cleveland.  

Adnan Zai Explains the Necessity of Raising the Debt Ceiling

Beachwood, Ohio Adnan Zai, Advisor to Berkeley Capital Beachwood, understands the importance of good financial management, and has been watching the debt ceiling negotiations with keen interest. He recently took some time to talk to us about the impending deadline that has Democrats and Republicans scrambling for an agreement. Kraven:

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Debt Ceiling & Politics

When it comes to your household finances, you probably spend a lot of time making sure that all of the bills are paid, and there is still money leftover for your food budget, as well as the extras that tend to creep into daily life. The balance of money in

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Mother’s Day Around the World

When you think of Mother’s Day, you often picture little children with grubby bouquets of hand-picked flowers smiling up at their moms. Or the kids and dad making breakfast in bed for the woman who does so much for them daily. These quaint scenes might have been popular in the

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ChatGPT and the Takeover of AI

If you haven’t heard about ChatGPT in the last few months, you must be taking a break from the media. ChatGPT has already changed the world and it hasn’t even been six months since its launch. This artificial intelligence can automate the ordinary tasks, leaving human employees for the more

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The Saudi Impact on U.S. Gas Prices

Just when the temperatures are starting to rise over much of the US, gas prices are unfortunately doing the same. With prices for most everything on the upswing as inflation rears its ugly head, Saudi Arabia just created a new quagmire with its sudden decision to cut their production of

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The TikTok Conundrum

There is no question that the relationship between China and the United States is built on a foundation of distrust and suspicion. And lately a supposedly innocuous phone app beloved by teens around the world is widening the gap even further between the two countries. TikTok, a video-sharing app created

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Hybrid Workforce Damaging Small Businesses

It has been three years since the world shut down because of the pandemic, and although many aspects of life seem to have bounced back to normal, in some ways the world will never be the same. One double edged sword that continues to cut into our economy is the

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Soccer Great Lands on His Feet

Doing what no man has ever done, Cristiano Ronaldo has recently joined Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia’s football team. Upon his signing, the club’s presence on social media skyrocketed, as did Ronaldo’s bank account when he became the most highly paid sports player in the world. Fans around the world are watching

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