• Wisconsin Politicians Screwing Taxpayers One Dollar at a Time

    Wisconsin has been drunk on taxing and spending for a long time. We easily rank in the top ten (or higher) states when it comes to the tax burden. There is no tax our politicians don’t love. There are three […]

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Spending More Next Year

    Despite the misleading, fraudulent headling in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today, the truth is that Milwaukee Public Schools will be spending more taxpayer money next school year. JSOnline reported: “MPS cuts spending, spends stimulus.” The truth is that MPS is […]

  • Buying a Job With Haverhill Home Staging? Questionable.

    Do-it-yourself home renovation projects are still all the rage, years after shows like TLC’s Trading Spaces became popular. No doubt the economy has also influenced people to try to increase the value of their real estate for little or no […]

  • United First Financial Made Simple

    What a simple, yet eloquent explanation from one of our readers on the read deal behind UFF’s Money Merge Account (MMA). UFF is a SCAM. Borrowing at 8% to cover 6% loan will make you less money. Paying down your […]

  • 5 Points of Similarity Between Medifast and YTB (YourTravelBiz.com)

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Fraud Discovery Institute Blasts Medifast

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Note to SEC: Does InterOil (NYSE:IOC) violate Regulation FD?

    The SEC’s Regulation FD is one of those pesky little rules public companies are supposed to abide by. The basic idea behind this rule, called “FD” for “Fair Disclosure,” is to make sure that some parties don’t have an unfair […]

  • Update on Quickbooks Sucks

    A few weeks ago, I posted my opinion on Intuit and QuickBooks on this blog. Essentially the company created a program to get people to sign up for a monthly technical support plan costing $39, and then when that plan […]

  • USANA’s Sneaky Disclosure

    In the Usanan Health Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) most recent 10-Q filed with the SEC, the company makes reference to restated financial statements:

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Teachers Admit They Suck?

    The idea being proposed is simple: Pay Milwaukee Public Schools teachers more to teach a longer school day so children can learn more. The response from the teachers union: “We’ve taken a consistent view that doing the same thing longer […]