Spring 2010 issue of Horizons

Raise Your Expectations CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

It has been said that rarely do concerns at the beginning of a decade turn out to be the real problems during the decade. This rings true, as well as the impact we have on our organizations and lives over the next decade.

6. Increased our international business capabilities 7. Grew from the sixth largest firm in St. Louis to the largest accounting firm in St. Louis and 13th largest in Kansas City Looking to the future, we continually challenge ourselves to think about what we can do to have the most positive impact on our firm and our personal lives. The question we will all have to answer at the end of the next decade is: “Did we plan, did we take action on the opportunities that had potential for the most significant positive impact on our organizations and personal lives?” The question we must answer today is: “Will we follow the process and have the discipline to stick with it?” We are grateful to all of our clients and friends in our communities for your confidence in us and wish you the very best in 2010 and beyond.

Impacting our future direction simply requires some process and discipline.

At RubinBrown, we practice an exercise called “Dots on the Horizon.” It is a process to identify the external issues we can see today that have potential to impact our organization in some way. Our “Dots on the Horizon” exercises did not and could not have detected any of the most significant world events of the past decade. But the process did enable us to see and address many opportunities that have impacted our organization in very positive ways.

As we look back on RubinBrown over the past decade, the changes are quite dramatic. During that time, we:

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1. Entered the Kansas City market 2. Rebranded as RubinBrown LLP

James G. Castellano, CPA Chairman

3. Moved to new offices in St. Louis and Kansas City 4. Started RubinBrown Advisors LLC, which now manages more than $500 million in investments for clients 5. Created or built new capabilities in: • Internal audit • Enterprise risk management • Continuous improvement services • IT audit services • Corporate finance and forensics • Valuation services • Wealth management • State and local tax services • Entrepreneurial services • Qualified plan audit services • Merger and acquisition services

RubinBrown 314.290.3300 james.castellano@rubinbrown.com

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