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A Father’s Life Story
June 17, 2011A manila folder in my office holds a vinyl case that contains three life insurance policies, carefully stowed away many years ago. I happened upon them this week and read, amid the legalese, the story of a father’s life. My father-in-law met his future wife in the displaced persons’ camps in Germany after World War II. They married in 1946 and soon sailed for Brooklyn. His wife’s sister came with …
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Insurers Cling To Beneficiaries’ Money
August 3, 2010Imagine that a man walks up to you with a proposal. He’d like you to lend him a large sum of money, possibly most of your worldly wealth, at an interest rate of less than 1 percent. And then he says yes on your behalf. In an excellent piece of reporting by David Evans, Bloomberg Markets magazine last week drew attention to the fact that many insurance companies are effectively …
They Bet Your Life On It
July 2, 2010I often receive phone calls that begin like this: “Hello, Mr. Elkin? I’m Bill Friendly. How are you today?” I assume Mr. Friendly is just being polite, and that he is not interested in the details of my recent medical history. I make this assumption because, outside my immediate circle of family, friends, colleagues, clients and acquaintances, nobody has much reason to care about my health. But suppose I let …
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Life Insurers Pump It Up
October 26, 2009After the financial scandals of the past decade and the institutional meltdowns of the past year, you might think regulators would have gotten awfully fussy about companies that try to make themselves look stronger than they really are. Think again. In the world of life insurance, regulators across the country are allowing companies to issue debt — sometimes significant amounts of debt — without reporting this debt on their balance …
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February 2012
- Same-Sex Marriage May Return Quickly To California by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Yours, Mine and Ours: How Spouses Share and Transfer Property by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- Hit-Or-Miss Forecasts Of A Hit-Or-Miss Winter by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in CNN Money by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Broadcast Standards Malfunction by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Great Paradox: Why Stocks Aren’t Getting Respect by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Republican’s Matching Program For Planned Parenthood by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Collateral Consequences: Why Bar Sex Offenders From Business Loans? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Climate Change: Earlier Elections, Later Super Bowls by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
January 2012
- What We Don’t Know About America’s Most Famous Secretary by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Carrying The Political Burden Of “Carried Interest” by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Wisconsin Emerges As A Crucial Swing State by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Fed’s Sunshine Is Blinding Me by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The Christian Science Monitor by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Falklands Still A Hot Spot In A Cold Southern Ocean by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ReKeithen Miller in Bankrate by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- From James Brady To Gabrielle Giffords by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Reporters Need Sources by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Refreshing Internet Smackdown by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Whiff Of Energy Prosperity May Be All We Get by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Strom Thurmond Doesn’t Live Here Anymore by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The National Transportation Scolding Board by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bill Daley Takes A Shower by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Giving The President’s Process Its Due by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Yahoo Finance by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- What Did Huntsman Accomplish? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Smart Money by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Benjamin Sullivan in Daily Finance by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- New York Times Tilts News On Taxes, Again by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The Street by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Cuomo’s Folly by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Making Of A Good Manager by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Beware Mutual Funds Using Hedge Fund Strategies by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Performance Reviews That Work by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Third Chicago Airport Goes Nowhere, Slowly by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Just Because I Like You, Don’t Assume I Really Do by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Republicans Limp Out Of The Gate by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Smart Money (video) by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- What To Do About Crammed Overhead Bins by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Best’s Review by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
December 2011
- A Year Of Spinning Wheels by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Love, Autism, And Excellent Modern Journalism by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Yahoo Finance by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- America, The Rising Petro Power by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in The Wall Street Journal by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- One Holiday Gift We Can’t Return by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in The Wall Street Journal by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Smart Money by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Reading The Reactions To North Korea by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Skewed Priorities: The Climate Lobby’s Call For $100 Billion A Year by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Drones Start To Play A Law Enforcement Role by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Bankrate by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Farewell From A Shrimp-Eater by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Long-Range Tax Planning, Nine Days At A Time by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why $1.2 Trillion Is No Big Deal by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New Hires and Promotions by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- An Ivy League Course In Buying Government Power by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Time For A North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The Wall Street Journal by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The Worst Job In America by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Little Girls Don’t Vote by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Europeans Ask Themselves: What Is Europe? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New York To Boomer Business Owners: Get Lost by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Million Missing Babies by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Reuters by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- While We Focus On Overweight Kids, Others Go Hungry by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Nine-Nine-Nine Campaign Gets Deep-Sixed by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Power Failure: Barney Frank Calls It Quits by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in On Wall Street by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Legal Scholar Overreaches From The Bench by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
November 2011
- How I Got Patched In by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in Physician’s Money Digest by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Retail Therapy For Investors by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Fed Asks, ‘How Bad Is Bad Enough?’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Do Black Friday Shoppers Have FICA On Their Minds? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How The Federal Budget Will Finally Get Fixed by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Magical Money Can’t Fix Europe’s Banks by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Small End To A Small Movement by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Put The Court’s Health Care Debate On The Air by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Leading From The Rear On Energy, Again by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When Journalists Sit On A Story, It’s Bad News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in The Fiscal Times by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Simple Steps Can Protect Athletes Who Play Here by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ReKeithen Miller in Fox Business by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- The Methuselah Problem by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Remembering The Armistice Bells by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Welcome Mat For Foreigners Buying U.S. Homes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Financial Planning by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Utopian ‘Conflict Minerals’ Mandate Offers No Practical Solution by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Death Is Still Certain; Taxes Not So Much by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bigger Market Swings Are A New Fact Of Life by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in U.S. News And World Report by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- My Magic School Bus Rides Again by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- No Interest In Foreign Accounts by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Papandreou Tells Greeks It’s Time To Grow Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Face-Saver For The iPhone Police by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Physician’s Money Digest by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Corzine Gets Into Another Wreck by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2011
- A Whipsaw Summer Gets Put On Ice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Bankrate by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- President’s HARP May Hit The Right Note by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Expect A Supercommittee No-Show At Thanksgiving by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin and Paul Jacobs In Reuters by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP® and Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Restoring The National Mojo by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Blackfeet Warrior Who Enforced Federal Promises by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Aesop’s Fables And Corporate Tax Policy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Happy Endings That Almost Didn’t Happen by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Another Reason To Kill DOMA: College Financial Aid by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Thanks For Nothing: India’s $1 Billion Telecom Swindle by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- “Prepaid” College Plans May Deliver Less Than They Promised by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Reality Takes Down The CLASS Act by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in the Palm Beach Daily News by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Producing Fair Results From An Unfair Process by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Foreign Banks Will Shun American Business by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Desperate Times Produce Desperate Thinking by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Good Managers Admit Their Mistakes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Understanding Investor Biases by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Capital Gains Planning Strategies by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Avoiding The Partnership Technical Termination Trap by David Walters, CPA, CFP®
- New Staff Members Bring Array Of Skills To Firm by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Better Ways To Halt Environmentally Damaging Trade by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Life Lessons On Occupied Wall Street by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in U.S. News And World Report by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Layaway Makes A Comeback by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Good Deal, If You Can Get It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeing A Scary Movie For The Second Time by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paying Pirates Is Delivering The Expected Results by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
September 2011
- Jonathan Bergman in dBusinessNews by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Few Decades With Andy Rooney by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Putting Friendly Drones In Civilian Skies by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How To Make Help-Wanted Ads Disappear by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in Bloomberg by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Iranian Hostages: Old Story, Same Ending by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in US News by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Envisioning A Romney-Perry Ticket by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in MarketWatch by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Netflix Struggles To Find A Hollywood Ending by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- As Arctic Night Falls, Sea Ice Holds Its Ground by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- We Need To Define Poverty Before We Measure It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The President’s Plan Of Inaction by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Gov. Perry’s Pro-Choice Conversion by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sweet Music To Soothe The Savage Banker by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Not-That-Special Election by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How Many Jobs Does $447 Billion Buy? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Trouble With Anecdotes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in New Jersey Newsroom by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- On Social Security, A Nixon-To-China Moment by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Magic That Followed 9/11 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Forbes by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- IPOs for Small Investors by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- A Presidential Malpractice Complaint by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anna Pfaehler in AdvisorOne by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- The President’s Pre-Game Show by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The President Opts For More Of The Same by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bonus Years by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Another ‘Lost Cause’ In Charleston, S.C. by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
August 2011
- Ratings Agencies Must Fight Together For Independence by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Waiting For My Next iPhone by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Unstoppable Disasters by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Overlooked Talent Of Steve Jobs by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- There’s Journalism, And There’s Journalists by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Exit Routes For Despots by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bachmann’s Changing Stance On Gays by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protecting Apes Can Make Us Better People by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- David Walters and Paul Jacobs in Forbes by David Walters, CPA, CFP® and Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Larry Elkin in The New York Times by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Romney Was Right: Corporations Really Are People by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Physician’s Money Digest by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Obama’s Sesame Street Bus Tour by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bosses React To Workers’ Anti-Social Networking by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Walls And Fences by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Prosperity By Decree by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Company Men, Doing Their Best by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rhode Island v. America On Capital Punishment by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Most Important Case You Never Heard Of by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Time To Put Unemployment Front And Center by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Anthony Criscuolo in The Wall Street Journal by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in The Street by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Anna Pfaehler in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Treasury Downgrade: A Shock But No Surprise by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bloody Streets And Flying Pigs by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jumping The Crevice To Reach The Cliff by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Teenagers Face A Jobless Summer by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Five Lasting Lessons From The Debt Ceiling Debate by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Debt Ceiling Debate Is A Big Story With Little News by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
July 2011
- Bill Clinton Calls A Hail Mary by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Bloomberg by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Amazon’s New Tactic In An Old Fight by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- American Fathers, American Kids by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ReKeithen Miller in Daily Finance by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- The Secret’s Out: Employers Don’t Like Unions by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anna Pfaehler in MarketWatch by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Rebecca Pavese in Fin24 by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- IRS Concedes Gift Tax Fight It Can’t Win by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Europe Accepts A Little Reality by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Final Touchdown by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anna Pfaehler in Bankrate.com by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Borrowing Our Way To Better Credit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How A Grand Jury Prevented A Mistake by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Does A Penny Cost Nearly 2 Cents? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Because We Say So by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Saying No To Service Plans by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- McConnell’s Gamble: Give ‘Em What They Asked For by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nowadays, Most Betty Ford Republicans Are Democrats by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sales Tax Kickbacks by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Murdoch Delivers, And We Despise Him For It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Wichita Lineman by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Centenarian’s Imperfect But Impressive Recall by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anthony Criscuolo in Physician’s Money Digest by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- Democrats Play A Weak Hand by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Expecting The Impossible And Denying The Inevitable by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
June 2011
- Larry Elkin in Entrepreneur by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Postal Service’s Gloomy Twilight by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- A Mild Pain Reliever With A Risk Of Side Effects by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Mixed Reviews At Home But Boffo In Beijing by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Politics Of Courage by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Daily Finance by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- New Ethics Rules, Same Old Albany by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in CNN Money by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Why A Nobel Prize Is Not Enough by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- States Get Aggressive With Self-Employed Nonresidents by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Wal-Mart’s Close Call by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Companies Catch Up On Health Reform by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Same-Sex Couples Must Plan Carefully by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Do Incentive Trusts Encourage Responsibility? by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Teaching Creativity In Business by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Distinguishing Tax ‘Incentives’ From ‘Subsidies’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Fox Business by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- No Golden Charm To Fix Our Money Problems by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Few Hardy Little Bats Hang On by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Learning Disability That Wasn’t by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Taking A Good Decision Too Far by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Slow But Steady Justice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New York Remakes Itself, 30 Feet Above The Pavement by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- As The Yankees Go, So Goes The United States. by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- A Case Of Stagflation by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in Bankrate.com by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Obama’s Trade Adjustment Quid Pro Quo by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Daily Finance by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- On The Internet, Nobody Knows Where You Work by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Disabled By The Economy? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
May 2011
- The Pocketbook Truth Of Airline Alliances by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in the Los Angeles Times by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Reuters by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Financial Planning For The Formerly Deceased by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Not All The Sharks Are In The Water by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Comings And Goings Of The Private-Jet-Set by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Fighting Wikipedia Spam by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Symbol Of Hate At The House Of Justice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Good Intentions, Bad Policy On Retirement Savings by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in CNN Money by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Microsoft Calls Skype On Our Dime by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Money, Power And Sex by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Good News In Housing’s Bad News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- IRS Rattles A Gift Tax Saber by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Investment News by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Reckless Opinions? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Homes That Built Us by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Is It Time For ‘Gambling Ed’ In Schools? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- An Epic 2012 Presidential Campaign Looms, But Not Here by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paying Sales Commissions Without A Sale by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- GOP Grownups Join The Party by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Phones That Can Get Someone Killed by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Teaching Creativity by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Breaking The Bin Laden Story by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The End Of The Beginning by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Los Angeles Times by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
April 2011
- Who Should Defend An Indefensible Law? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Obligation To Be Struck by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Daily Biz Solutions by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Political Science by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Investigation Season by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Bankrate.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Newspapers Fight To Keep A Government Perk by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- More Of A Good Thing by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in The Faster Times by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Risk-Free Myth by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ‘Red Dawn’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Can Struggling Cities Shrink Their Way To Health? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Exporting Raymond by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The Street by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Bankrate.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Fox Business by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The ‘Anti-Dumping’ Protection Racket by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in MarketWatch by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anthony Criscuolo in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- Shades Of Gray At Berkshire Hathaway by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Fish Stories by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- More Schools, Less Value by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- It Isn’t Always The Victors Who Write History by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Presidency In Search Of A President by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Financial Planning by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Good Turnout But A Bad Idea by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Southwest’s Lesson: Inspections May Not Be Enough by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- DAD On Board: Cars That Take Your Keys Away by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s First Picture Show by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Japan Shows Us It Can Happen Here by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
March 2011
- Leaving Bad Enough Alone by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Judge Defends Property Against Google-ization by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Tips On Surviving A Tax Audit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeking Opportunities Down Under by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- Here Is What Happens If You Are Audited by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- My Letter To A Senator Friend by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Right To Lie by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Buying Customer Goodwill, And Keeping It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ‘National’ Public Radio’s Local Franchises by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Applying Printing-Press Rules To Digital Books by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Can ‘Charter Cities’ Create Opportunity? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How Important Is College For A Governor? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Fidelity.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Coached, Coaxed And Coerced Children’s Testimony by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Emperor’s Speech by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Robber Baron Houses Need Robber Baron Owners by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Obama Energy Policy Lies In Japan’s Rubble by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Japan’s Three Existential Crises by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Libya And The ‘Bystander Effect’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- The Open Road Beckons U.S. And Mexico by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- 2011 Tax Changes: Facts, Opportunities And Lessons by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- A Trade Victory Made In America by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- An Unequal Price For Equality by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Including Sex In Sex Education by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Making A Budget Without Making Choices by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Green Shoots For A Frozen Housing Market by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anthony Criscuolo in Physician’s Money Digest by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- ‘Club Wegmans’ Shows We Can Still Get Together by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Financial Advisor by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Piracy Reaches Its Foregone Conclusion by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
February 2011
- ‘Card-Check’ Is The Latest Commerce Clause Battleground by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Giving Wisconsin Taxpayers A Say On Pay by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in The Street by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Defense Of Marriage Act Proves Indefensible by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Revolutionary Idea: Stasis Is Not Stable by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Stock Exchange Needs More Than A Big Tree by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Where Will Tomorrow’s Workers Come From? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Egypt Tells Us About Cuba by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Under Housing’s Weight, Uncle Sam Finally Shrugs by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nonessential Air Service by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Big Boys, Big Toys by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The New York Times by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Larry Elkin in Dow Jones Financial Adviser Blog by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A New Enemy Of The People by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Obama’s Olive Branch Still Looks Like A Stick by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protecting Us From Opportunity by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- No Front-Runners Among My Early GOP Favorites by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Women Discuss, Men Expound by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in Physician’s Money Digest by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- ‘Functionally Bankrupt,’ But Honest About It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shielding Police From Microphones by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Global Cone Of Uncertainty by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in InsuranceNewsNet Magazine by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Paul Jacobs in Investment News by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- What Makes An Artist? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
January 2011
- Cairo Spring by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Education, Closer To Home by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paying People Not To Work by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rough Treatment In The Courtroom by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Physician’s Money Digest by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Fortune by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A New Appreciation For Partners by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Outbound Border Security by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Toyota Tries To Get The Feeling Back by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- First-Class Airlines, And The Rest by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Dow Jones Financial Adviser Blog by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- A Less Partisan State Of The Union? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Creative Approaches To Charitable Giving by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- New SEC Rules Strengthen Money Market Funds by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- How To Prepare For A State Default by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Crumbling Economics Undermine Long-Term Care Offerings by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Collecting Digital Fingerprints by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Money Watch.com by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Investor’s Business Daily by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- What Brazil’s No-Tell Motels Tell Us by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Obama’s Call To The Bullpen by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Will They Give Frequent Flyer Miles In Space? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Reuters by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Nut Jobs With Guns by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in The Street by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Patriotic Justice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Financial Planning by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Comfortably Uncool by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Thoroughbreds At Losing Money by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Insane Chatter by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Financial Planning by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Dow Jones Adviser by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The Industrial Heart Of The Rain Forest by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Year To Rediscover ‘Normal’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Year Of Spinning Wheels by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in InvestmentNews by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Shomari Hearn in DailyFinance by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Entrepreneur by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
December 2010
- The IRS Can Reunite Families, If We Let It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A New ‘Sputnik Moment,’ As Misleading As The First by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sense Of Mall by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Unintended Results: Reviving The Single-Payer Option by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Mad Men, And Women With Reason To Be by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Another Problem For LTC Insurance: Earlier Alzheimer’s Diagnosis by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New York’s ‘Wiseguy’ Revenue Raisers by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Crumbling Economics Undermine Long-Term Care Offerings by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in FoxBusiness by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The Best Tax Law Money Can Rent by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Bloomberg Businessweek by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- In Memory Of Harold Elkin, 1926-2010 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- It’s Come To This: ‘Redshirt’ Kindergartners by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- The 2 Percent Solution by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Baucus Fires Up The FUD Machine by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Day To Reflect On Human Rights by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Reuters by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Price Love? Try $1.75 Million by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Undeclared War Against Wikileaks by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Bloomberg Businessweek by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Is A Korean Endgame In Sight? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Unseen Battle Over Estate Taxes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in CNN Money.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Our Ever-Changing Permanent Tax Rates by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Euro Lifeboat by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in Kiplinger’s Retirement Report by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Nothing Accomplished, But A Surprisingly Good Start by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
November 2010
- Subversive Art by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New York’s Not-So-Indispensable Man by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- My Bold Prediction: We’ll Have Summer Next Summer by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Traveling Turkeys by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Place Where Time Stands Still by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Economic Fujiwara by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Libel And The Shield Of Truth by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protect Our Pastry Heritage by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Golden Elephant by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Hypocritical Cloning Ban by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Buying Disney Magic On Credit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Clueless by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Chairman Mao’s Living Legacy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Living Without Reserves by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Pelosi Blocks Obama’s Re-Election Path by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Gulf’s Uncontrolled Money Spill by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Treats For Broadcasters At Public Expense by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Assault On Soda Leaves A Bad Taste by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Bloomberg Businessweek by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Organized Labor Tries To Regroup by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Money Magazine by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Long Night For Sarah Palin by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Financial Advisor by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- When Reporters Enter The Story, It’s Bad News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2010
- Congressional Insiders Trade Whenever They Want by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ponies For Everyone by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The First World Series I (Mostly) Never Saw by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- “Helicopter Ben” Climbs Into The Cockpit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- IRS Fixes A Tax Court Slip-Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Don’t Like The Speech? Attack The Speaker by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rebecca Pavese in Bloomberg by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- When Mattie Meets Halley by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Chicago Breaking Business by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- When Bosses Collude Against Their Talent by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Registered Rep. by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Foreclosure Foul-ups Further Delay Recovery by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Burying A Big-Ticket Tunnel by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in USA Today by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Getting Real Health Insurance On Campus by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How TARP Staved Off Disaster by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Colombia’s Example Can, And Can’t, Offer Mexico by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Playing Gotcha Can Getcha by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Calling For Common Sense On Cell Phone Taxes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Tax System That Promotes Prosperity by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Planning For A Child With Special Needs by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Is There A Bubble In The Bond Market? by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Fidelity.com by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Good News For Hackers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Call It The ‘Universal Slush Fund’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- SEC Lets Shareholders Act Like Owners — To A Point by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Prosecutor Crosses The Line by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rebecca Pavese in Physician’s Money Digest by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Reggie Bush Steps Up And Goes Down by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
September 2010
- Rebecca Pavese in Bankrate.com by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Human Flags At The Top Of The World by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Keeping College Debt Under Control by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The ‘Southwest Effect’ Expands Its Reach by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Can Superman Rescue Parochial Schools? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Going After ‘Idle Iron’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paul Jacobs in Chicago Tribune by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Defending Privacy Against Border Defenders by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- If Things Are Getting Better, Why Are We So Miserable? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The 2012 Election Campaign Gets Underway by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Tax Collectors In Funny Hats by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Great Firewall Of Harrisburg by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Best Anti-Smoking Tool Might Be Cigarettes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- As Primary Smoke Clears, Election Scene Looks The Same by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Getting Closer To Consensus On Gay Rights by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Dude, Can You Spare A Trillion? by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Redundant Choice, A Wasted Opportunity by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Dumb Idea For Smart Phones by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- ReKeithen Miller in The Faster Times by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- Obama Offers To Hold The Football by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Facts About Eggs And Goats by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Roth IRA Conversion Clock is Ticking by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in Bankrate.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A 100-Year Promise (Picture Frame Not Included) by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- The Kids Are Alright; Parents Will Be, Too by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The End Of Our Company-Paid Health Insurance by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
August 2010
- The ‘Risk-Aversion’ Misnomer by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Bloomberg Businessweek by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The First Alzheimer’s Vaccine: A Helmet by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Today’s Miserables Confront Javert’s Three-Strikes Law by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- One Less Reason To Flee New York by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rooting For Gridlock And A Tax Hike by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in Daily Finance by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- How Everyone Came To Have A Second Mortgage by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Creative Financing For Uncle Sam by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeing The Forest, Losing Sight Of The Trees by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Government Regulation That Works, So Far by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Eric Meermann in Fidelity.com by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- MoveOn Targets Target, And Free Speech by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Does The Supreme Court Need Reserve Players On The Bench? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bank of Mom and Dad Offers Great Rates by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- In Hot Pursuit Of Publicity by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Night Of The Grizzlies by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Outflanking Mastercard And Visa by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeking Grown-Ups At Hewlett-Packard by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New Orleans: Five Years After Katrina by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Putting Principle Before Profit by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing? by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- A VAT Made In America by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Fairer Share Of Nothing by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Breaking Dishes In The Credit Market by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- David Walters in eHow by David Walters, CPA, CFP®
July 2010
- Ford’s Idea: Pay More To Get Less by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Science Creates Another Storm For BP by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Cleaning Up Those Automatic Charges by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jailbreaking The iPhone, Legally by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Daniel Schorr’s Example by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Sun Sentinel by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Shomari Hearn in Palm Beach Daily News by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Recognizing America’s Less-Than-Perfect Credit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Just What Does A Spy Do, Anyway? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: You! by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- Taxing The Tan, Not The Sun by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Texas Excises A Symbol Of Hate by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Export-Import Melodrama by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Kill A Man, Bury The News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Hidden Cost of Cheating by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Steinbrenner’s Timely Exit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Alcoa Can’t Wait by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in NYDailyNews.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Funding A Pension With Really Liquid Assets by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The Plain, Irrational Truth About DOMA by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Privacy Has Its Place, But Not Necessarily At Work by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Controlling Your Company’s Destiny by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Obama’s White House Party Is Winding Down by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Consumer Reports Money Advisor by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Putting Pot Over The Counter by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
June 2010
- Taxing Castles In The Air by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Closing The Books On Sen. Byrd by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Will Court Conservatives Challenge Land-Use Rules? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Restoring Confidence In Europe’s Banks by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When Hands-On Bosses Go Too Far by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Executioner’s Tweet by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- China’s Economy Starts To Grow Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Celebrating The Pandemic That Fizzled by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- You Say You Want A Revolución? by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Melinda Beckmann in The Faster Times by Melinda Beckmann
- Getting Safely Home by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Time To Put Justice On Camera by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Energy Policy? What Energy Policy? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How Low Interest Rates Sap Economic Growth by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- To Err Is Human, Except When It’s A Crime by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New U.S. Long-Term Care Plan Misses The Mark by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Genuinely Hosed By Counterfeit Cash by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Primary Races To Watch Today by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Free If You Use It, Pay If You Don’t by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Daily Biz Solutions by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Business Breakups Needn’t Be Difficult by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Natural Resources Endure Shorter Recessionary Bust by Christopher A. Reynolds
- Don’t Let A ‘Crummey’ Mistake Ruin Your Trust by David Walters, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- In The Middle East, Fighting Is Easier Than Peace by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Surrendering American Citizenship by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- One Year Of Feeding The Beast by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Eric Meermann in Financial Planning by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Looking For A New Fall Guy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
May 2010
- Quite A Haul by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Person Behind The Mask by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in HealthNewsDigest.com by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Diving Deep Into The Unknown by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Buy Me A Spreadsheet, And Cracker Jack by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Exile On Wall Street by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The TARP Shuffle by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- David Walters in The Faster Times by David Walters, CPA, CFP®
- The Dog That Did Not Bark by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Stealing Love Away by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Mid-Term Election Preview by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Americans Back On The Move by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The iPhone Gestapo by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Israel Joins The OECD by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Benjamin Sullivan in Bankrate.com by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Is Time Running Out For Wrist Watches? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Steve Jobs Plays Big Brother by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sensible Measures In Europe by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Read All About It: Newspaper War In New York by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Mess In The Gulf? Blame Cheney by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Financial Thunderstorm, Not A Hurricane by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Take My Power. Please. by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- YouPad, iDon’t by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
April 2010
- Eric Meermann in BusinessWeek by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Melinda Beckmann in Investor’s Business Daily by Melinda Beckmann
- Paul Jacobs in Fidelity.com by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- The Secret Bendable Straw by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Associated Press by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- “Benefit Corporations,” But For Whose Benefit? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Right Move, Wrong Reasons by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Suppressing Good News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Arizona’s Experiment In Large-Scale Profiling by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Learning To Deal With Police by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paying The Price For Blowing The Whistle by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Melinda Beckmann in Insurance Broadcasting by Melinda Beckmann
- Another Misdirected, Unproductive Subsidy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in AOL’s Daily Finance by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- It’s Not Cheating To Be Lucky Or Smart by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Now Available On Campus: ‘Gender-Neutral’ Housing by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- As A Wild Season Ends, What Next? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Setback For Net Neutrality by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- We Need More Justices Like Stevens by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Last Victims Of Katyn by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Prosecutor, Judge And Jury by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The War We Were Not Meant To See by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Lucifer Effect by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Immigration Madness by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Zipping Around Paradise by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Republicans See More Leverage Next Year by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Palisades Hudson in the News by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Does That Pricey College Pay Off? by Matthew Slen
- Cleaner Air, Cleaner Living by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New EPA Rules Are Not Good Housekeeping by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rebecca Pavese in Bankrate’s Savingforcollege.com by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Shomari Hearn in Financial Advisor Magazine by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- The Great American Pie Festival by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
March 2010
- Cross Singapore Off The Itinerary by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Mosques And Minarets by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Deferring Divorce In Hard Times by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Risk Premium For ‘Riskless’ Debt by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Wi-Fi In The Sky by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Shomari Hearn in Forbes by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Captain EO Returns by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Visiting Nelly by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Retirement Annuities: A False Sense of Security by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- New York Hocks Its Future by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Confessions of a Tax Preparer by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Paul Jacobs in Daily Finance by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Ending My Company’s Health Care Benefit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Good First Step On Earmarks by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Kicking The Umpire Out Of The Game by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Granting Asylum From An Ally by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When The World Suddenly Changes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- So Long, Charlie by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Job-Search Carpet Bombing by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ignore Those Numbers Behind The Curtain by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Making Good On A Promise by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protecting Internet Freedom In Friendly Countries by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Estate Planning For 2010 And Beyond by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- The R-Word by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The $1 Trillion Empty Promise by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Larry Elkin in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Meet China’s ‘Ant Tribe’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
February 2010
- Fallible Forecasts by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in Fidelity Interactive Content Services by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Jonathan Bergman in BusinessWeek by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in AOL’s Daily Finance by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- GOP Has A Good Shot At Control In House by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What A Friend by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Next Bailout Candidate: The Letter Carrier by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Health Care Summit Theatrics by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Just Smile And Nod, Guys by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Handicapping This Year’s Senate Races by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Changing The Faces Of Corporate Boards by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Fresh Look At Teaching Abstinence by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Learning To Play Nice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Talk To Chuck by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Victory For Old-School Publishers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Save Now, Pay Later by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What A Feeling by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Pay An Underwater Mortgage? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Unions Build A Public-Sector Stronghold by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Time Is Running Out For Truth In Budgeting by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Onerous New State Tax Rules by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Should You Do A Roth IRA Conversion? by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Kick-Starting Life After College by Melinda Beckmann
- Responding To The Haitian Earthquake by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Paul Jacobs in Kiplinger’s Retirement Report by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- A Cover Charge To Get Into America by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
January 2010
- Shomari Hearn in Koffeemag.com by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Alito Takes The Bait by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rebecca Pavese in AOL’s WalletPop by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Taxing The Other Guy In Oregon by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- State Of His Union by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Recklessness Has Its Place by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Accepting Inconvenience For Safety by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Free Speech Finally Means All Speech by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Time For A SecureNet by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Are Voters The Last To Know? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Winds Of Political Change Blow In Massachusetts by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Going Where The Money Is by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Big Rigs Run Through It by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Dissatisfied Workers? Not Here by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- An Old TV War Horse Gets A New Look by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Well-Intentioned Law May Keep Older Americans Unemployed by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeking A Slice Of ‘Onshoring’ Pie by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Put Eco-Vigilantes Out Of Business by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Paying For What We Watch by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Faith And Flying by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- It’s 2010. Do You Know Where Your Lawyer Is? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
December 2009
- The Longest Year by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Look, Mom — I’m A Gay Republican Now by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Liberation On The Tarmac by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Privacy In The Workplace by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in AOL’s Daily Finance by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- No Pontoons For Santa Claus by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Finance Oracles See Trouble Ahead For Greece by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Universal Coverage: A Bus Ticket To Omaha by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Seeking The Trophy CEO by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Britain Beats Up Its Bankers, Too by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Estate Tax Disappears, For Now by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Marvin Miller’s Overdue Honor by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Oceanfront vs. Ocean View by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Keep Giving Those Value-Destroying Gifts by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ben The Boogeyman by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Something Better Than ‘Cash For Caulkers’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Reality Bites by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Loose Change by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Airlines Celebrate The Holidays (Hide Your Wallet) by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- News Sites Erect Walls Against Google by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The FCC Goes Backward To The Future by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jonathan Bergman in BusinessWeek by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Nice While It Lasted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Strange Birds by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
November 2009
- Put Pirates And Kidnappers Out Of Business by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Saving Appalachian Mountains by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nanook Of The North by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nevada’s Nuclear Poker by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Showing China Some Love by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Controlling The Weather — Or Not by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Built-In Bailout For FHA by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Caught On Tape by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Cameras At The Supreme Court by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bear Stearns Prosecutors Deserve A ‘D-’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Anna Pfaehler Gets CFP® And A Promotion by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Admitting A Mistake, 10 Years Later by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Stimulus By Any Other Name Is Just As Misguided by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How The Cold War Ended, And How It Didn’t End by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Be Careful What You Wish For by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Dragging Secret Accounts Into The Open by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
- Let Owners Control What They Own by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Ordinary People Can And Cannot Tell Us by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Tax The Wind And The Sun by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Update: Moderation Carries The Day by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Defining Progress For Women (And Everyone Else) by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Narrow Minds, Small Tent by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Pent-Up Consumer Demand Meets ‘Zombie Stores’ by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
October 2009
- Monsters Kiss And Make Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Barring The Doors To Minorities by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Soupy And Me by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Best Tax Law Money Can Buy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When The Backup Needs A Backup by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Citi’s Phibro Giveaway: Politics Trumps Business Sense by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Federal ‘Shield Law’ Threatens Press Freedom by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sick Leave Mandate Is A Workplace Headache by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Manufacturing The American Future by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- On Tap For Seniors: The Un-COLA by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- For Same-Sex Couples, Love Ain’t Cheap by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Full Disclosure: My Secret Life As A Union Man by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- How About A ‘Sin Tax’ For Employers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Pound Cake Chronicles by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Fading Greenback by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Staying Out Of The Investment Cash Squeeze by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Banks Back The Banks’ Backer by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Getting Tough Without Getting Smart by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Do We Honor The Artist Or The Art? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nothing Poetic In This Justice by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Changing Strategy During The Game by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Duly Noted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Disney By The Bay by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Online Sentinel Offers Expanded Coverage by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Three New Associates Join Palisades Hudson by Palisades Admin
- Revisiting The Panic of 2008 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Ox Gores Back by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
September 2009
- Doctor’s Orders For The Global Economy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Copyright Holders Get Googled by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Western Leaders Stand Together, Alone by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Business As Usual In The Showrooms by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Warning: Your College Experience May Depend On Stock Market Results by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A School System’s Secret Recipe by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Delta Farce Takes Brazil by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ten Better Ways To Choose A Senator by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Rescue Dairy Farmers: Outlaw Milk by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Reach Out And Tax Someone by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Power To Fix Mistakes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Roadkill by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When Families Insure Their Insurers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Goodbye, Earl. Now Pay Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- More Ice In The Arctic by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Extraordinary Life Of An Ordinary Person by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Undoing Great Projects Of The Past by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ten Better Ways to Choose A Senator by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Last Days of Lehman Brothers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Loaded Words by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Remembering Hugo by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- You Said You Were Sending Money by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Getting Dinged For Dings by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Coexisting With Evil by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
August 2009
- A ‘No Change’ Promise We Can’t Believe In by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Sharing The Joy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Redemption For Kennedy And Nixon by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Homesteaders For Modern America by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Crackdown On ‘Pay To Play’ by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- A Clunker Of A Program by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Legislation by Intimidation by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Will Estate Taxes Really Disappear? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Corporate Tuna Team Scores Big by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Holding the Innocent Accountable by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Rescue Dairy Farmers: Outlaw Milk by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Holding Patterns by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Much Debate, Little Dialogue by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Nine Lives Needlessly Lost by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Erasing History by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Drill, Baby, Drill – Carefully by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Southeast Water War by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Resisting Invasion by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Preventing The Next Meltdown by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Promising Step In China by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protecting News We Give Away by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
July 2009
- Recalling Big Brother by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- 420: Time To Legalize Pot by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Supreme Court Caucuses by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Welcome To The Credit Card ‘Club’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Picking On Multinationals by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Reappraising The Housing Villains by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Activist-In-Chief by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Lock Up The Bankers by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Lou Doesn’t Stand With Speculators, Either by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Walter L. Cronkite Jr. 1916-2009 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Microsoft, Google, Lewis And Clark by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Perception Meets Reality At G-8 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Security vs. Privacy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Ox Gores Back by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Student Athletes Seek Their Share by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Court Considers Free Speech For All by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Warning: Your College Experience May Depend On Stock Market Results by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Trouser Trouble by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Not Much Stimulation by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Bankrupt State We’re In by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Fireworks In Pyongyang by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Fair Use by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Good, The Bad And The Legally Blind by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
June 2009
- Congressional Kangaroos Hold Court by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Back To Basics In Banking by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Where Are The Bats? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Hard Times For Hezbollah by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Why Public And Private Health Insurance Cannot Coexist by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Taxing Health Insurance Benefits by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Waiting For Life To Go On by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Gays Get Choosier About Their Friends by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Protect Us From Our Protection by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Civil Cyberwar In Iran by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Dialing For Dollars At The Treasury by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Learning To Expect The Unexpected by Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Fixing That ‘Irrevocable’ Trust by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Don’t Bet On Long-Term Care Insurance by Anna K. Pfaehler, CFP®
- Hurling Day And Health Care Reform by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Bright Side Of El Ni√±o by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- No Plan B In Beantown by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Albania On The Hudson by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Retail Therapy For The Economy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Showing Mexican Truck Drivers The Exit by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Does GM’s Bankruptcy Presage America’s Too? by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- “Remembering” Tiananmen Square by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Merkel On The Fed by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Barack Obama: The Lee Iacocca of His Generation by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Desperate ‘Times’ Call For Desperate Measures by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
May 2009
April 2009
January 2009
- Take Advantage Of The Panic Of 2008 by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Imagining A 21st-Century Depression by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Mumbai Attacks Weigh On Recent Visitor by Jolie Schwab
- A Financial Meltdown 75 Years In The Making by Christopher A. Reynolds and Benjamin C. Sullivan, CFP®
- Preview: A Depression’s Depressing Statistics by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
October 2008
- Obama’s New Deal for Blacks in America by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA and ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- Firm Helps Underwrite Radio’s ‘Marketplace’ by Palisades Admin
- Mortgage Lending Lessons Remain Unlearned by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Maximize Benefits Of Banking Without Borders by Anthony D. Criscuolo, CFP®
June 2008
April 2008
January 2008
October 2007
- Florida’s Property Insurance By Fiat by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Palisades Hudson Adds Staff Members by Palisades Admin
- Federal Court Reverses Controversial Tax Ruling by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Florida Schools’ Quest For Accountability by ReKeithen Miller, CFP®
- Have We Learned Our Lending Lesson At Last? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
September 2007
June 2007
- Rupert And The Cherub by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Doubting A Public Trust by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Back On Top: Lessons From The 2000-2007 Market Cycle by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Retreat To Nova Scotia Ocean Estate by Palisades Admin
- Clear Channel Buyout Fight: Who Wins? by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
April 2007
January 2007
October 2006
June 2006
- Residency Status Dictates Tax Treatment Of Gain by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Cashing in a 401(k) to Pay Off Student Loans by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA and Tim Bliss
- Protesting Pays: Fund Forgets Fee Increase by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Be Wary Of ‘Life Settlement’ Transactions by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Private Equity: Too Much Of A Good Thing? by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- Traps And Opportunities In New Tax Law by Tim Bliss
April 2006
January 2006
- Lessons From Hurricane Wilma by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Leaving Your Retirement Fund Behind by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA and Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Jonathan Bergman Named Vice President Of Palisades Hudson by Palisades Admin
- When Sources Lose Protection, Readers Lose Access by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2005
- Hurricanes Create a Wave of Issues by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Do Your Hedge Funds Homework by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Hearn Oversees New Office In South Florida by Palisades Admin
- PHCP To Target Long-Term Hurricane Recovery by Palisades Admin
- A Camp Where Sick Children And Their Families Shine by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
June 2005
April 2005
January 2005
- R.I.P., Stable Value Mutual Funds by Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
- Faith In Mutual Funds After Scandal by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
- Mutual Fund Scorecard by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
- Does The Market Really Know Everything? by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Firm Grows; Staff Members Accept New Responsibilities by Palisades Admin
- Stand Back: This Lame Duck Is Ready To Charge by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2004
June 2004
April 2004
- Hedging Strategies For Concentrated Equity Positions by Eric Meermann, CFP®, AVA, EA
- An Unheralded Disease Receives Healthy Attention Overseas by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Fighting To Protect The Innocence of Children by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- A Return Look At Past President’s Taxes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
January 2004
October 2003
June 2003
April 2003
- Hard Assets For Soft Economic Times by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- The Long-Delayed End Of The Gulf War by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The High Cost Of Being Right by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Firm Boasts Three New CFPs by Palisades Admin
- Organizing A Small Business Is A Big Job by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
January 2003
- New Rules Return Flexibility To Fiduciaries by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- Thank You For A Decade Of Sharing And Support by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Jacobs Becomes Newest Palisades Hudson Associate by Palisades Admin
- A Look Inside PHCP’s Portfolio by Palisades Admin
- Our New Charitable ‘Fund Family’ by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2002
- Flypaper: Schwab’s Sweet Deal For Advisors by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Evaluating The Euro At Its 4th Birthday by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- New Employees Join Palisades Hudson by Palisades Admin
- Our Senior Associate Involved In Merger by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- When The Unethical Is Also Illegal by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
June 2002
April 2002
January 2002
- Investment Theories That Work . . . Occasionally by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- A Small Business Grows Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What’s New For Income Tax in 2002? by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
- College Savings Plans Make the Grade by Rebecca Pavese, CPA
- A Small Business Grows Up by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 2001
June 2001
- Private Equity Funds Reward Right Investor by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Why The Pulitzer Jury Got It Wrong by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- David Cay Johnston’s Response by Palisades Admin
- More Winners Than Losers From New IRA Regs by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
- IRS Bares Teeth At Equity Split-Dollar Plan by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
- Tips On How To Respond To Notice 2001-10 by Gerard P. O'Donoghue
April 2001
- Should Americans Still Invest Overseas? by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Not Your Father’s Energy Crisis by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Equal Protection by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Bottom Line: Estate Tax Is A Lousy Tax by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Estate Tax Debate Pits Reform Against Repeal by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
December 2000
- Lesson From Heartland: Watch Fund Pricing by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- Searching For An Honorable Fox by Shomari D. Hearn, CFP®, EA
- When The White House Meets Wall Street by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Plan Today For Gift And Estate Tax Changes by Dylan Kehoe
- Election Reflects America’s Big Divide by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
June 2000
January 2000
- Bergman Becomes Our First Manager by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- The Philanthropic Side Of Planning by Palisades Admin
- NYC Tax Fight Goes On by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Spreading Risk Without Triggering Taxes by Jonathan M. Bergman, CFP®, EA
- Tax That Fellow Behind The Tree by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- What Kind Of World Are We Making? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- A Painful Sacrifice for a Good Cause by Linda Elkin
July 1999
June 1999
November 1998
May 1998
August 1997
May 1997
- Work-around Beats Futzing Around by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Promise And Problems In The Third World by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Position Yourself For Tax Changes by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Does Your IRA Owe Tax? by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- IRS Trap For Nonresident Aliens by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
- Ten Tax Rules Guaranteed to Drive You Crazy by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
