Archives for Consumer and Financial News

Consumers—What to Look for in 2017

December 15, 2016

So, finally, the election is over.  We can stop the endless focus on politics.  Well, maybe not, but we can turn our attention to next year.  What does the crystal ball look like?  What can consumers, you and me, expect next year?  Rising interest rates
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Upcoming 7th Circuit Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar in Chicago October 10th.

September 13, 2016

In October, I look forward to joining Bankruptcy Judges, attorneys, and other Consumer Bankruptcy professionals at the Hon. Eugene Wedoff Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, to be held on Columbus day, October 10th.  This conference, from the American Bankruptcy Institute, is a worthwhile opportunity to hear recent developments
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A Lawyer Who Listens–What’s Your Story?

September 11, 2016

When people call an attorney, they don’t think of themselves as “a case”, or a “fact-pattern”, or a potential client.  I don’t think of clients that way.  I want to hear their story. People call when they need help with a problem.  That problem is
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Fixing Your Money Problems – Makes You Stronger!

August 14, 2016

Today, rather than write a typical article on money strategies, like, “Why Having an Emergency Fund is Important”, or  “How to Save Money Every Day”, or “Don’t Buy a Car You Can’t Afford”, I’m going to explain why having money problems is not only normal,
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No Cookie-Cutter Cases!

May 23, 2016

In many consumer bankruptcy law firms, the overriding idea is to get as many people to “sign up” as possible.  And, with that approach, the bigger bankruptcy firms, especially in large metro areas, become “bankruptcy mills”.   The attorneys are mostly young, and the firms advertise
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How Can Rap Star “50 Cent” be in Bankruptcy?

April 11, 2016

None of us “regular people” can relate to the amount of money that rapper 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) makes on his songs, concerts and CDs.  If he makes so much money singing, and endorsing products, why is he in bankruptcy? In July, he
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Bankruptcy Relief- Your Tax-Free Lunch!

April 4, 2016

Have you heard of the saying, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”?.  Well, in the case of bankruptcy debt relief, there is! If you file bankruptcy, your debt is eliminated.  So, you have to pay tax on the debt you got rid
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