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Small business owners—read this!
A recent Wall Street Journal article stated that with unemployment hovering at 10 percent, about 20-23 percent of all US workers are now self-employed. If you have self-employment income or […]
The great bank and credit card backlash
Recent attempts by Congress and the Federal Reserve Board to curb the excessive fees being charged by credit cards, banks, and finance companies have resulted in a punitive industry response […]
GBank—ticket to a global vision
Creativity is coming from unusual places these days. I snipped this from David Levinson’s blog post dated Feb 13, 2008, one of the earliest mentions of this topic (http://bit.ly/ma1Ur): “I’m […]
Your investment adviser: consultant or advocate?
Recent market activity has forced individuals to closely examine their investment strategies. Not only has the volatility provided an opportunity for people to evaluate how much risk they can withstand, […]
Turn your balance sheet into an ATM
Cash-strapped business owners aren’t the only ones suffering these days. Let’s have a little sympathy for bankers. As a business owner, you may be distressed by tight credit but so […]
How to turn a clean tech idea into reality
It’s all well and good to build clean technology that powers the world and makes it better at the same time, but when trying to turn their invention into a business, […]
Your very taxing future
Typically, financial advisors and tax consultants advise their clients to defer all income possible into future years to avoid paying taxes on earnings for as long as possible. However, 2010 […]
Health care reform makes good economic sense
Coloradans cannot turn on the television without coming face-to-face with the health reform debate in Washington. But with so many conflicting messages from different interest groups, it is hard to […]
Finding your way through the state-tax maze
So you’ve decided to launch your business in a neighboring state. Terrific. Conquer that state and then the rest of the U.S. There’s something to consider first, however, before you […]
Fiduciaries aren’t just for the wealthy
One of the most important items in estate planning is naming the fiduciary or fiduciaries who will execute wishes and manage assets after death, or at such time an individual […]
Supercharge your estate plan
Like the old adage for investing that one should buy low and sell high, wealth transfer planning is most effective when asset values are depressed and interest rates are low. […]
Top three credit-card questions for small businesses
When evaluating credit card relationships and decisions, there are many items for small business owners to consider. One of the most important is the card-issuer relationship. This has become particularly […]
