The “ Great Recession ” in 2008 has had a lingering effect on how banks lend money to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Gone are the days when small businesses have fast access to bank credit at competitive interest rates. Instead, alternative non-bank lenders,...

According to business periodicals such as Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc. and Forbes, with the beginning of each year comes an increase in new business start-ups. Perhaps this is because people are seeking an increase or alternative means of income, job independence, or a...

I just read about a tragic and avoidable event that happened last week. According to The Washington Post, a Manhattan couple jumped to their deaths from the ledge of their 9th floor apartment. The couple, a chiropractor and his wife, reportedly left a suicide note...

This week, the FBI and local law enforcement officials raided the business offices of realtor Ralph Roberts . Roberts is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation and several news probes. In controversy is his alleged ‘misuse’ of the Michigan public...

When clients are confronted with a complex legal problem that has a lot of moving parts, it can be difficult for them to ‘see the forest through the trees’. I offer clients overwhelmed by a complicated real estate or finance problem, the following 5 items to consider...

Keeping Control of Aging Parent’s Property Greater longevity for Americans has expanded the population aged 75 and over. The U.S. Census Bureau states that the number of people reaching their 80s and beyond will sharply increase in the ensuing decades and as elderly...

MarketWatch March 17, 2015 By: Bill Bischoff Chances are you’ve spent plenty of your free time thinking about the money you’ll have available at retirement. But what have you done to plan out your estate? The sad truth is that most of us — some 70% of adult Americans...

Earlier this month, CNBC news reported that nationally, consumers and business owners are at greater risk of losing their assets as the number of foreclosures and repossessions have spiked. The need for payment modifications and more flexible loan guidelines persists....

Earlier this month, CNBC news reported that nationally, consumers and business owners are at greater risk of losing their assets as the number of foreclosures and repossessions have spiked. The need for payment modifications and more flexible loan guidelines persists....

"Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” -Ogden Nash It's quite a feeling to pay down or pay off lingering credit card debt especially after negotiating a high balance account down to something that is more...