When I started this series, we carefully selected the title, “It is not about the money” so we didn’t look like one more supposed investment guru giving this week’s hot tip. Our wealth advisory pra...
Ultimately, the government spent $6.3 trillion. Highways were built and repaired in all parts of the nation. Schools, hospitals and museums were built, and even the “bridge to nowhere” was complete...
Bernie Madoff made off with $50 billion. From the rich and famous to charities and widows, Madoff (pronounced Made-off) took money from believers and gave it to himself. It is likely that he never ...
A recent survey suggests that 50 percent of business owners over age 50 will exit their businesses within the next five to 10 years. Mostly baby boomers, these owners have achieved their dreams. In...
Father Joe Carroll recently wrote that more people should give directly to charities rather than using community foundations to do their charitable giving for them. Father Joe was upset with the hi...
For most of us, charity ranges from a few dollars in the Salvation Army’s pot to a gift of appreciated stock to establish an endowment or add a hospital wing. For some, it is much more personal. F...
“The $10 Trillion Bubble” published last year proposed that the world’s economic values, not just real estate, had escalated to unsustainable levels and a correction was unavoidable. The correctio...
AmEx (American Express) and Detroit carmakers are knocking at Washington’s door for handouts. Too bad it’s not Halloween, so I could make an analogy to “trick or treat” and spooky things happening ...