The current economic situation has created a consumer conundrum.  On one hand, profligate spending and irresponsible levels of debt have created many crisis situations for individual consumers.  Likewise, easy credit and the growth of sub-prime lending helped create untenable financial…

Facebook.  Twitter.  YouTube.  LinkedIn.  There is a lot of buzz about the explosion of social media.  Many businesses are trying to scramble to gain a presence on these social media sites.  All too often, they are joining in the frenzy…

Financial Literacy + Core Values = True Wealth Recently, there have been a few high profile fraud cases.  The most famous, or infamous, example is Bernie Madoff, who defrauded his clients in excess of $50 billion. More recently, business executive…