I recently had a question from someone who has been buying non-performing notes from a hedge fund. He buys notes at a huge discount and, as he puts it, “slides into the bank’s [...]
So you’re a fighter. Very cool. That has its really good points and some serious “reality checks” as well. It means your career can be put on hold at any time for recovery [...]
Trusts are a bit like race cars. Driven correctly, they let you get things done that would be difficult to accomplish any other way. But not understanding them can quickly leave you wrapped [...]
The big single determining factor on the dealer versus investor question is your intent. Are you “in business” doing this (is it inventory)? Or are you building up your investment [...]
The World has changed. Everything on the cloud accessed via a Mac/’Droid virtual office….website WordPress/Genesis….now if I could only remember where I am….
A client called me recently about his being contacted by an attorney concerning a long defunct corporation that the attorney wanted him to reinstate. Because the client knew to “let [...]
Would you play Russian Roulette if it involved a really big revolver, say one with a hundred cylinders, and only one of them was loaded? Not me, but again, I’m only an accountant. A friend [...]
In a recent writing class the instructors talked about “showing” somebody something — making it so the reader can “feel” the experience rather than just being told [...]