With seven people in my house, controlling clutter is a constant struggle. No matter how many boxes I haul to the local thrift store, it feels like we always have an overabundance of items spilling out of cabinets, closets and shelves. The key to having a decluttered house, I’ve discovered, is not getting rid of what we have. Instead, it’s stopping the constant flow of items coming in through…
ATLANTA (January 30, 2024) —Atlanta magazine released its sixth annual special publication, The Atlanta 500, recognizing the 500 most influential business and civic leaders in Atlanta. The list also includes dozens of leaders whom the magazine has deemed as “Legends.” The Atlanta 500 recognizes the most influential Atlantans— including not only corporate CEOs, but also…
In anticipation of investing in some YC Demo Day startups, I transferred $50,000 from my Fidelity brokerage account to my Citibank checking account. This was right after I’d already wired $56,100 to meet a capital call for a new traditional venture capital fund I committed to. In a previous post, I wrote about the difficulty of committing…
Quicken was once the go-to budgeting tool. I used it when it was first released in the 1980s. Today, it’s been eclipsed by apps that enable you to manage every aspect of your finances, often for free. I’ve tested dozens of apps, and here are the best Quicken alternatives in 2026. My Top Picks Of…
Before the money arrived, TD had sued the broker and his firm over the alleged fraud and frozen their accounts under a Mareva injunction. Days after the funds landed, the bank obtained consent orders permitting repayment and discontinued its own action. The two investors, the court found, knew nothing of the fraud allegations or the…
If you were hoping to score a bargain mortgage rate, this is probably not your week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed eight basis points to 6.47% in the week ending July 16, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We…
Over the years as an attorney, I’ve worked with a lot of businesses. Many of these have been family-run and family-owned businesses. According to a 2026 report from the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, about one in four employer firms (26.1%) were family-owned in 2022. These are families who’ve been faithful to their…