• More of Your Google Questions… With My Answers

    Patriots cheat? Yes they do. But justice was served. Dennis Waitely fraud? Yes, at Usana. Denis Waitley lied about having a Master’s degree. And his PhD? Purchased from a diploma mill. He was excused from the board of directors of […]

  • Got the Blogging Blues?

    Blogging can be great fun when you’ve got something to say and someone to say it to. My friends and family know that I love blogging. I like sharing info in (almost) real time with readers. I blog mostly about […]

  • Overstock.com: The “turnaround” that wasn’t

    2006 was a bad year for Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK). (As if any year isn’t bad for them?) Jason Lindsey even said that the 2006 numbers were “bad on purpose”: “All of the things we have talked about before as far as […]

  • You ask Google, I answer you.

    Here are some recent questions my readers posed to Google, with answers from me for quick reference. Is Eddie Antar still in prison? No. What happened to Flip This House? Richard Davis and A&E had a big fight and now […]

  • Is fraud ever immaterial?

    A search that brought someone to my blog over the weekend gave me the idea for this post. Immateriality is a concept in accounting that amounts to “too small to matter.” Think of a company with $100 million in sales […]

  • Overstock.com: What are you hiding?

    The “Black Ops” train at Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) has been chugging full steam ahead over the last month, so that can only mean one thing… Patrick Byrne and his minions have something to hide. And indeed, the fourth quarter financial results […]

  • The Fair Tax explained

    This comment was posted earlier this week on WalletPop, in response to a discussion about loans from 401(k) plans. I generally advise against taking loans from your 401(k) or other retirement plan, because before you know it, that loan could […]

  • My Incredible Book Writing Journey

    My first book, Essentials of Corporate Fraud, is not even done printing yet, and I am already starting to write my second book for John Wiley & Sons. How did I do it Well that’s all a bit of a […]

  • Answering tax questions on WalletPop

    AOL is featuring me as their tax expert this season, and I’m answering all kinds of questions about income taxes on WalletPop. Below is the promotional piece from the AOL Money tax page. Feel free to run over to WalletPop […]

  • A Blackerry Blackout?

    Are you sick of seeing people on their BlackBerrys??? Writing emails with their thumbs all day and all night… even during meetings or while they’re having lunch with you? Companies and individuals are trying to do something about it by […]