Utilities Sue Department of Energy

9 Public Utilities Sue the Oregon Department of Energy

Article Featured on Willamette Week A long-simmering dispute between a group of public utilities and the Oregon Department of Energy boiled over into a lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court this week. The utilities, which…
The Missing Boom in Small-Business Sales

The Missing Boom in Small-Business Sales

Photo: Gary Morrison, 60 years old, wants his Skokie, Ill., printing company to hit certain growth and sales goals before selling it. PHOTO: Taylor Glascock for Wall Street Journal By RUTH SIMON | Featured on WSJ An expected rush in…
Does More Money Make You Happier When You Retire? Not Always

Does More Money Make You Happier When You Retire? Not Always

Article Featured on AICPA Many of us imagine a future in retirement when we leave the obligations and stresses of our work life behind; but few of us take the time to create a plan for what we will actually do when we retire and who will…
S.E.C. Releases Data on Fund Advisers

S.E.C. Releases Data on Fund Advisers

Original Article By LIZ MOYER | Featured on NYTimes | Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday released its first set of statistics on more than 2,600 private fund advisers as part of an effort to make…

Navigating Today’s IRS Examination With Fast Track Settlement

By Thomas A. Warnshuis, CPA, MSA, Grand Rapids, Mich. (former IRS revenue agent) | Article featured on Tax Advisor Editor: Howard Wagner, CPA | Image Credit: g0d4ather / Shutterstock.com At the end of an IRS audit many taxpayers are left…

And Then There Were Fresh Hops

Article by Jeff Alworth | Featured on Willamette Week | Photos by Willamette Week Why Oregon is central to the most important beer trend of the last decade. Editor's note: Last month, internationally known Portland beer writer Jeff…
Network Like a Pro

7 Ways to Network Like a Millionaire

Article by DANIEL ALLY | Featured on Entrepreneur.com As I was giving a speech in Washington, D.C., a well-dressed man approached me to ask a question. After our interesting discussion, he reached deeply into his pockets and pulled out…
How This Company Is Revolutionizing the Way Farmers Do Their Job

How This Company Is Revolutionizing the Way Farmers Do Their Job

Article by Jodi Helmer | Featured on Entrepreneur Image credit: Tom Mckenzie Growing up in rural Michigan, Jesse Vollmar watched as technology transformed the world around him, while life on the farm remained labor-intensive and…
Retirement Plan

5 Biggest Retirement Planning Changes for 2015

Article by Jamie Hopkins | Featured on Forbes Retirement planning can be extremely difficult as individuals are tasked with planning for an uncertain time period. In many ways, retirement planning is like trying to shoot a moving target…
Craft Beer

Millennials drive demand for craft beer, wine and spirits

Article by Janet Forgrieve | Featured on SmartBlogs Descriptions including “craft”, “small batch,” “custom,” “limited edition” and “artisan/artisanal” are more likely to influence the purchasing decisions of millennials…