Op/ed: Auditor independence should be left to the accounting profession
Op/Eds, OpinionThe concern about audit independence — the question of whether the performance of non-audit services for an audit client impairs audit independence — is an old one.
Op/ed: Congress whiffs on reform of exploding food-stamp program
Op/Eds, OpinionThis once-modest program, originally set up to provide temporary assistance to the truly poor, has morphed into a massive runaway entitlement program that is grossly mismanaged, rife with fraud and badly in need of reform.
Op/ed: Pension investments are fundamentally sound
Op/Eds, OpinionPensions are a vital part of compensation and serve as an asset to local governments.
Op/ed: Ventura County pension proposal is about retirement plan fairness
Op/Eds, OpinionThe big fact that public employee unions don’t mention when they tout the safety of pensions is that when the pension fund loses money, you — the taxpayers — have to make up the difference.
Op/ed: A gradual transition to empty nest makes the cord-cutting bearable
Op/Eds, OpinionI was afraid our perfect world would be torn asunder by every little female spat in the house. I wanted no conflict. I pined for the harmony of the true Wonder Years.
Op/ed: What buyers and sellers need to know to make a deal happen this year
Op/Eds, OpinionThe new normal for deals is an elongated time to commit, both for buyers and sellers. Consequently, several impediments follow.
Op/ed: Ventura County pension proposal is costly and unnecessary
Op/Eds, OpinionAn initiative currently being circulated in Ventura County for the November ballot seeking to close the pension system to newly hired county employees as a way of saving money is both simplistic and wrong.
