Should Whistleblowers Always Be Rewarded?
I’ve blogged many times before about whistleblowing including whether it is an ethical action. Some would say that whistleblowing is a...
Suggestions to Combat Financial Elder Fraud and Abuse
Elder fraud is the fastest growing form of elder abuse. Broadly defined, financial elder abuse is when someone illegally or improperly...
Should Pot Be Regulated?
Most Americans believe marijuana should be allowed for medical purposes, with a majority of the states passing such laws. However, only...
Regulating the Accounting Profession in the Public Interest
Government regulations, whistleblower protections, GAAP reporting standards, and internal control requirements are meaningless and not...
Buyer Beware of Initial Coin Offerings
First, there were junk bonds developed by Michael Milken that provided investors with high-yield bonds issued by companies with...
Ernst & Young Auditors Should Be Held Responsible for Fraud at Equifax
Who should be held responsible for the security breach at Equifax? Who should be punished for the breach that could have affected as many...
Are You a Person of Integrity?
Honesty + Trust = Integrity Integrity is one of the fundamental values of an ethical person. To be a person of integrity means to be...
Is it Ethical to ‘Kill the Messenger’?
Closing our Eyes to the True Meaning of the Message “Shooting the messenger” is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of blaming...
Is Bernie Sanders right that the Business Model of Wall Street is Fraud?
Reversing the Trend of Corporate Inversion and Noncompetitive Tax Policies We’ve all heard presidential candidate Bernie Sanders arguing...
Bespoke Tranche Opportunity: It’s déjà vu all over again
Investment Firms Create the Next Risky Financial Product à la Collateral Debt Obligations We’ve been there before. The movie “The Big...