June 2011
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You Can Check Out Anytime You Like...and You Can...
A recent article in The Orange County Register apparently interviewed Joe Vranich who studies this kind of stuff.  I am disappointed that the article did not contain information on the rate of business openings in California; a measure of net business growth would have been more useful.   Alas, I am reminded of my own blog post from April where companies were leaving the US in order to take...
Jun 22nd
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May 2011
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Tech Mogul Pays Bright Minds Not To Go To College →
May 31st
April 2011
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Wake Up Call
This story is a good reminder that having a sound estate/asset protection strategy is a good idea.  Basically, individual states are so strapped for cash that they are being aggressive in the liquidation of “unclaimed property”.  As the article reveals, the states aren’t always correct in what is actually unclaimed.  Here are some tips that come from the article mixed with some...
Apr 15th
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Do you have an emergency fund? →
Apr 8th
March 2011
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Mar 30th
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"With Japan slated to lower its rate in April, the... →
What do you guys think about this?  It certainly seems to make sense for the companies that are using the tax code to their advantage.  Do uncompetitive tax rates hurt the workers in a country?  If you were the CEO of a firm and all of your major competitors moved their headquarters overseas to take advantage of lower tax rates, how would you respond?  
Mar 29th
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Love her or hate her Suze Orman has some good... →
Mar 28th
Commodities! →
Mar 24th
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RIM to Release PlayBook Tablet April 19 →
Who’s getting one??
Mar 23rd
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Rising Oil Prices Put Companies in Tough Spot →
Firms in Mitigation Mode as Oil Prices Jack Up Costs
Mar 22nd