Introduction      In the most rudimentary statements about United States Currency, a dollar bill is a dollar bill.  The dollar in your right pocket is as equal in value as the dollar in your left pocket.  One hundred pennies stored…

This is the second in a series of articles outlining the steps any business owner can take to maximize the value of his/her business when it comes time to sell.  If you’d like to see previous articles in this series,…

This is the first in a series of articles outlining the steps any business owner can take to maximize the value of his/her business when it comes time to sell it. Optimize Cash Flow It probably comes as no surprise…

Introduction Why buy one home and deduct a small amount of mortgage interest, when you can buy two homes and deduct double the amount of mortgage interest?  A not-so-well-known rule exists regarding second homes. Most people focus on one home,…

It seems that more and more business owners are asking me that question these days.  Given the recent “perfect storm” of collapsing financial markets, tighter credit, growing unemployment and a worsening economic recession, it’s a very fair question. My answer…