Cpa President

Dad, when are we going to Disney?

I don’t want to be afraid anymore. Everyone crying doom and gloom for the last two years petrified me. Not due to my individual circumstances but due to the fear about more bad news. Believe me there is enough real bad news. There is enough real fear  to concern me. I am talking about the irrational fear on top of the rational fear. My family and I have been...

Is sunshine good for business?

Is sunshine good for business? We had  a long snow filled, icy,  tree damaging winter. It is good to see the sun. I want to play golf, ride my motorcycle, go to the beach, play ball with my kids. All of which moves money. Gas money, restaurants, traveling, new equipment, sporting goods. People’s attitudes are better in the summer. So go out, enjoy the weather, buy some new equipment,...

Have you learned anything?

Day after day we hear stories of emergencies and tragedies. 9/11; hurricanes; blizzards; economic strife and even death and destruction. We have seen it all. We have heard all of the stories and warnings. But have we done anything? Have you done anything to protect your business and your family? What if your key employee is suddenly not there due to illness, disaster or even death? Are you ready?...

Clueless?

This morning on the radio I heard someone talking about the fifteen lessons to teach your childern about money. The premise was that at no point during the American education process is there any discussion of personal finance, bank reconciliation, gross pay v. net pay, taxes, investments or anything like that. A survey was quoted that said seventy five percent of current high school seniors thought their best long term investment...

Changes in Health Insurance

This week the president signed the health insurance reform bill into law. All politics aside, what does this mean for you and your business today? The media, pundits and the politicians are all running around talking about immediate changes. There are no immediate changes with this type of legislation. At this point the bill filters through multiple levels of government bureaucrats eventually ending up at the IRS. The IRS creates...

Why are the experts shocked but I am not?

Do you believe the experts quoted in every newspaper article or business journal? When I hear in every media report the experts are shocked I throw away all of the information that the experts want to give me.  If the experts were really experts they wouldn’t be shocked by what is taking place with the economy; they should have been expecting this turn of events. If being an expert...