A Good Debt Elimination Program Starts With a Budget

Debt is a financial disease that is affecting a vast majority of middle class Americans today. Many find themselves living pay check to pay check each month and wondering where all the money went while their level of debt keeps getting higher and higher. Those who are successful with money have one thing in common; … Read more

Roth IRA Conversions and the Alternative Minimum Tax

Everyone with a traditional IRA should be looking into whether converting to a Roth IRA might make sense for them, because the ability to shelter future earnings from taxation is a very attractive feature of the Roth.  The difficult part in doing a conversion analysis, however, is in forecasting the tax bracket that will apply … Read more

The Cost of Climate Change

“Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent, wreaking havoc and destruction, costing companies and countries billions of dollars”, says Kevin James, CEO of Global Carbon Exchange, a South African-Australasian based carbon and energy reduction consultancy. A study conducted by a Deutche Bank economist states that “forest decline could be costing about 7% of global GDP”. … Read more

Collecting Estate Assets

Collecting Estate Assets   You brought in the bank statements and the bank books. The stock certificates were removed from the safe deposit vault. There were two people who owed your father money, and your lawyer wrote to them. One debt was past due and the other still had a few months to run before … Read more