Nov 22, 2017 | Controller for Rent™, Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, Exit Strategies, Finance Mentoring, Non-Profits, Uncategorized |
Mark Olson, one of our seasoned CFO contractors and an experienced CPA, had a horrible experience recently when his ID was duplicated and used to defraud him out of thousands of dollars. How his long-time bank, Wells Fargo, dealt with it was so wrong and so...
Sep 12, 2017 | Controller for Rent™, Non-Profits, Uncategorized |
The title of this short piece is the mantra that I always give to our nonprofit clients and to board members of organizations on whose board I’ve been privileged to serve. It is a fact of mission and purpose that a nonprofit organization doesn’t get...
Oct 25, 2016 | Finance Mentoring, Uncategorized |
A few years ago I wrote a book on financial mastery for teachers at the request of a client of our firm that publishes textbooks and learning materials for teachers. One of the chapters dealt with wise use of 401(k) plans for retirement savings and investing, the...
Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized |
This organization is actually working hard to keep its members’ information private – even from its members! Easy to enroll and send money, but requires THREE NOTARIZED DOCUMENTS sent to them before I can actually get any account information – OR...
Jun 7, 2011 | Uncategorized |
When will the Weiners in public service recognize that public service means public trust, and that trust begins at home. We voters need a “weenie test” to sort out the candidates who can’t handle a position of power or an opportunity to stray from...
Mar 9, 2010 | Uncategorized |
There are some good guys issuing credit cards out there, apparently. I got a notice from Nordstrom that all variable interest rate credit cards would now be changed to fixed rate cards. Good move! They said my card would now carry a fixed rate of 10.9%. OK, I...
