A review of Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide

My second book, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide, was recently reviewed by my colleague Michael Goldman for The Value Examiner, the magazine published for the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. It’s read by consultants who work in the areas of business and asset valuation, business fraud deterrence, detection, and investigation, litigation consulting, and [...]

A review of Genesis Rocket, a tool used to grow your Twitter Followers

People have many different reasons for participating on Twitter and other social media sites. They range from recreational purposes, making professional connections, and selling products or services. Whatever your goal with Twitter, you’re probably wondering how you can attract more followers.
Of course, publishing interesting Tweets is one way to do that, but it’s hard to [...]

Calling all accounting and finance bloggers (and those who want to be bloggers!)

You feel obligated to blog. You think it would be a good way to “get your name out there” and market your professional services firm. Your boss has been bothering you about “that social media stuff.” But you feel lost.
In steps Blogging Suits. I have created BloggingSuits to teach accounting and finance professionals how to [...]

CNBC Ask the Experts: Bankruptcy or debt settlement?

Run on over to CNBC’s site for the personal finance show On the Money… I’ve answered a viewer “Ask the Experts” question about filing bankruptcy versus going through the debt settlement process. Bankruptcy often sounds attractive because it wipes out much of what you owe, but it’s not always the best option and you may [...]

Amazon is promoting my new book

How cool is this? Amazon sends out email newsletters to its customers based on their prior purchases. Those who have purchased books on fraud and corruption in the past are getting this newsletter, featuring my new book Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide.

See me @ CNBC’s On the Money site

I’m still working with CNBC’s personal finance show On the Money, contributing content for their website. I’ve been answering tax questions from viewers, and I’ll also be writing occasional articles on fraud and consumers scams. Check out my contributions to “Ask the Experts.”

Expert Fraud Investigation released this week

My second book, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide was released this week. It is published by John Wiley & Sons, as was my first book, Essentials of Corporate Fraud.
My goal with the book was to offer readers a practical tool to help them investigate fraud. There are plenty of books available on the subjects [...]

Milwaukee event for entrepreneurs interested in social media

You don’t have to be a social media guru to attend this event. You can start learning about how social media can benefit you and your company, and participate in a great networking event too…
When: February 6th, 2009
Where: The Luxurious Iron Horse Hotel – 500 S. Florida Streets
Cost: Free
Time: 5:30PM – 9PM
Guest speakers and LIVE [...]

Employee theft and the economy

It’s popular to say that because of the economy, employee theft will go up. While that may happen, there’s actually no way of proving it one way or another. ABC News quoted me in this story: Stealing a Slice of the Company Pie.
I elaborate on these comments in an article I wrote for the Wisconsin [...]

Carnival of Fraud – January 12, 2009

Welcome to the January 12, 2009 edition of carnival of fraud.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Ponzi Scheme, The Madoff Scandal: Tips To Avoid Becoming A Scam Victim posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thank you!”

The Smarter Wallet presents Avoid Scams: Watch Out For False Advertising and Skip The Snake Oil! posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, [...]

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