The stock market has been going crazy. Most people don't want to look at their IRA or 401K. Common sense; wait it out and don't look....

I know what you’re thinking, this is going to be another discussion on wearing a mask during Covid-19. Wrong. When I say no one is...

I state the obvious when I say, there’s a lot of stuff happening right now. The least of which is the economic shutdown and pandemic...

A Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year. Christmas is today, and Tax day is only 113 days away. Now is the time to get everything...

Last week I spoke to a friend, who just opened a retail franchise. As we spoke about his success and challenges in running his own...

Are you the Phish? How not to get hooked.

Tax laws have changed. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2018 changed many things. No longer can individuals take certain deductions....

What is the Rule of 72? It sounds kind of exotic, like it’s some secret business code. Here’s what the rule of 72 is in a nutshell....

Do you have money burning a hole in your pocket? A few weekends ago, I was at a summer party. A friend came up and asked what I thought...

This week is a quick post related to estimated tax payments because of the Labor Day holiday. If you’re self-employed or a small business...

Here’s a scenario. You go out on a sales call to sell your product or service. The potential client greets you and listens to your spiel....

Are you swimming upstream in your business? There’s a guy I found who may have some ideas that could help. Some of you may know that I’ve...

This week you get a twofer in one post. The first is on the best financial advice I ever got, and the second is a follow on to my capital...

In another life, I run the day-to-day operations of an accounting business. We’re the rare case where we’ve been in business successfully...

A few years ago, I was tasked with building a program for clients which they could use to track certain things. To start with, I need to...

I spoke this week to a group in San Diego on Business Imposter Fraud. What is Business Imposter Fraud you may ask? It’s an insidious way...

Calculating taxes on real estate sold. A number of people I know have been selling their homes lately and there are many questions...

I was standing in line at the local Circle K this week feeding my Diet Coke addiction. In front of me stood a woman buying a carton of...

Most of us are visual people. We tend to understand something when we can see it. I'm not a programmer or even that computer savvy, but...

Did you know that according to Money magazine, growth and cash flow issues kill 25% of all small businesses? How is this possible? How...