iBi - December 2009

To gain a better understanding of the issues surrounding the conversion of an IRA into a Roth IRA, we have brought together a roundtable of tax, estate planning and investment professionals to provide their insights on this topic.

One of the more popular witticisms has been “government should be run like a business.” Very rarely does one see a similar claim that business should be run like government.

Borrowing money is usually the last thing a business owner or aspiring entrepreneur wants to do. But sometimes a business owner must borrow money to grow a business, start a new venture or simply survive hard times.

Thanks to a chance meeting between an ambitious Peruvian woman and an ISU student, Ekkekko will soon be providing microcredit to entrepreneurs who would otherwise have no chance of receiving financial services from the formal banking sector.

If the U.S. economy were a medical patient, the attending doctor might conclude that some of its vitals are strong, and some are definitely improving.

The Peoria area has not followed the national trend at any point in the downturn, and there is some doubt that we will follow it in the recovery.

TIF, EDA, SBA, IFA, IFF, GAP, RLF, BDF, HCDC…Are you feeling a bit lost in the alphabet soup?

On a daily basis, I listen to and counsel individuals carrying the burden of credit card debt.

Beginning in 2010, the income limitations for a conversion from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA have been eliminated.

If you are one of the lucky workers with an employer-sponsored disability income policy, you are more fortunate than most. It is better to have group coverage than not.