Retirement Guys: What to do when the stock market crashes
In our April 27 column, we talked about two steps to take in good markets.
The first step we recommended was to rebalance portfolios in...
Rathbun: GM (Government Motors)
General Motors has become the poster child for government bailouts and the intrusion of
government in the business process.
Back in 2008, President Bush issued an...
Business owner wins $100,000 at casino
Martin Halka has been running the Bay Area Concrete Company with a dying Bobcat machine and three work trucks dating back to the ’80s...
Fifth Third names Belle manager of Investor Advisory Division
As a 22-year-old, recently graduated, idealistic financier, Ron Belle came to a realization. In his one-on-one conversations with his clients, it dawned on him...
Rathbun: Facebook an illustrative look at IPOs
I am so glad that the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) is complete. I was never a big fan of this offering and was...
GenoaBank unveils remodeled Oregon branch
GenoaBank revealed its newly renovated Oregon branch office in a ceremony May 22 among Oregon city officials, community supporters, bank employees and clients.
GenoaBank was...
Rathbun: Do you have a blueprint for your financial house?
Last time I talked about the difference between a fiduciary and an investment adviser that operates from a suitability standard. The conclusion is always...
China Business Summit to address culture, finance
They might walk the streets of Shanghai one week and drive across the Midwest the next.
But on May 31, 2012, some top business leaders...
Retirement Guys: Insurance needs and what you may be wasting money on
Insurance has been around since the days of the Greeks and Romans. For almost every American family having insurance is a must. Yet, just...
Treece Blog: Eliminating the 2013 deficit without raising taxes
After my column “Eat the rich and starve to death,” a reader challenged me to draw up a balanced budget for the United States...
