by Leif Jensen | May 22, 2024 | Taxes |
A surprising number of clients are currently going through a divorce this tax season. Both sides have been asking all sorts of questions. Usually about the others income, probably at the behest of their attorney. All of these clients are still filing joint returns,...
by Leif Jensen | May 20, 2024 | Taxes |
2023 was the year on the unexpected escalating income and under withholding. Interest rates jumped up in 2023, along with dividends. Mutual fund companies, followed the great adage of buying low and selling high. Capital gains were up significantly for a number of...
by Leif Jensen | May 15, 2024 | Money Management |
I have a couple of clients who have taken EIDL funds to weather the tide and are now regretting those choices. One needs to close; it has been hemorrhaging cash since I started working with them. They have thrown their EIDL Funds and all of their savings into the...
by Leif Jensen | May 13, 2024 | Advertising |
Uncle Ben’s Rice is a combination of fact and fiction. The company started in 1943, the company was originally called “Rice Products, Inc.”. The company was renamed in 1946 to “Uncle Ben’s Incorporated”. The farmer’s name was Ben; hence the name, Uncle Ben’s rice....
by Leif Jensen | May 8, 2024 | Running a Business |
As I was reading a biography om Hershey and Mars, I learned that three chocolate companies that were started in the late 19th century are still in existence. I was flabbergasted. Since the book was written in the 1990’s, I thought I needed to verify that they do...
