• Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should spend time in jail

    The prosecution and defense in the “Kwame Kilpatrick matter” are still trying to negotiate a plea deal regarding the pending felony charges.  Prosecutor Kym Worthy has been standing firm on including jail time in any plea agreement. Detroit Mayor Kwame […]

  • Review of Essentials of Corporate Fraud

    A big thanks to Lee Distad for his kind review of Essentials of Corporate Fraud at his blog, Lee Distad’s Professional Opinion. Lee is a regular commenter here, and writes a great blog of his own on business issues. He’s […]

  • The Sarah Palin Pregnancy Cover-Up That Wasn’t (Updated)

    I’m predicting that the dust-up concerning Sarah Palin’s youngest child, Trig, is all fabricated. Bloggers like one at The Daily Kos are going so far as to declare that he is definitely the child of her 16 year-old daughter, Bristol. […]

  • Sarah Palin: I’m Insulted

    No, it’s not what you think. I’m not insulted that she chose to bring into this world the precious life that God was kind enough to give to her and her husband. No, an abortion (baby killing) wasn’t preferable. I’m […]

  • Shop to Earn member says the company won’t refund his money

    This isn’t the first reader commenting here about their ability to get a refund from ShopToEarn (aka ShopToEarth). If you sign up as a member, there is apparently a clause which offers refunds, but members seem to have a hard […]

  • United First Financial’s New Math (It’s Still Not Worth $3,500.)

    Guest post by Craig Hansen The fine folks at United First Financial (UFF) have come out with a new version of their Money Merge Account (MMA). It’s version 4, and it’s marketed as something that uses… factorial math! And promoters […]

  • Mutual Funds Suck!

    I hate mutual funds. Check this out: Out of almost 2,100 diversified retail U.S. stock mutual funds that are open to new investors, just 17 have positive returns for both the past 12 months and year-to-date, according to investment researcher […]

  • Let the bashing of Sarah Palin begin!

    This is priceless. CNN.com has a commentary by Paul Begala on John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin for his running mate. He says in part: Palin a first-term governor of a state with more reindeer than people, will have to […]

  • Len Clements: Usana Distributor With “Seasoned” Associate Number

    Well, well, well. Leonard Clements, defender of Usana to his death, former “executive” of multi-level marketing company Zenza, failed business owner… is now a Usana distributor. But he’s not just any distributor. No, any distributor number would not do for […]

  • United First Financial Scam: You’re Using the Bank’s Money to Pay Down Your Mortgage

    Banking 101 – If you’re “using the bank’s money” it means you’ve borrowed it from the bank and you’re going to pay interest to “use” it. You don’t get to use it for free. The United First Financial Money Merge […]