At the MONEYWI$E Women Conference our session on 'Teaching kids about money' listed Parents and other family members as the number one way kids learn. So...what to do about that. How effective is it when
Posted Feb 28 2008 by
Linda Keith
As part of my work with Pigs Can FLY, the national campaign for financial literacy I founded, I was a speaker yesterday on 'Raising MoneyWi$e Kids' at the MONEYWI$E Women™ Conference in Tacoma. Founded by
Posted Feb 24 2008 by
Linda Keith
Here are 15 questions you might pass along to some of your mid-size business borrowers. This is how Certified Fraud Examiners size up a company's vulnerability from the 2007 edition of the Fraud Examiners Manual.
Posted Feb 21 2008 by
Linda Keith
In a recent article in the RMA Journal, Gerald Dent, EVP and CCO of Zions Bancorporation, explained the shift to fundamentals this way: "The 1989-90 economic downturn changed the way we lend money, ... from
Posted Feb 19 2008 by
Linda Keith
In a lighthearted Finance in History series, CFO Magazine follows the thread of Bankruptcy back to its origins. Here are just a few of the juicy tidbits: The word "bankruptcy" comes from an Italian practice
Posted Feb 15 2008 by
Linda Keith
Another interesting tidbit from the October 2007 issue of CFO Magazine. U.S. CFOs were asked their biggest workforce worries. Of those who ranked the following items in their top three, here are the percentages: Cost
Posted Feb 13 2008 by
Linda Keith
"Businesses and transactions that may have been marginally viable in the recent past may no longer be viable when the risks they represent are more appropriately reflected...", says Don Wilson, President and COO of Amcore
Posted Feb 11 2008 by
Linda Keith
As I was reading the Millionaire Women Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD I was saddened. A bit of background: I was the second woman auditor ever hired for both the Washington State Department
Posted Feb 05 2008 by
Linda Keith
One of my tax return analysis clients requires all loan officers in training to read the book: The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J Stanley, PhD. I completely agree. We are all human and it
Posted Feb 04 2008 by
Linda Keith