Can you be the modern Caleb?

ONE observation I have made over the years is that certified public accountants in public practice seem to work far longer than professionals in many other industries. Consider the late Washington SyCip, founder of SGV & Co. He was 96 years old when he passed on Oct. 7, 2017, after suffering a heart attack while on a flight to Vancouver, Canada. Even in his later years, he remained active — not necessarily in the audit firm — but as a consultant, adviser and independent director of s