By Jared Humiston Maintaining a secure business is no small task. With so much demand on everyone's time it becomes easy to overlook the small details that protect your business. This task should never fall on one person's shoulders...
Technology And New Products Change How Plumbers Do Business These Days
By Jill Nagy "The trade I learned is no longer around," said Chris Cocozzo, co-owner of Boyce and Drake Plumbing in Saratoga Springs. Plastic pipe has replaced lead, brass and copper and everything seems to have a computer imbedded in...
My Turn: Keeping Scaffold Law Protects Workers
Joan Shirikian-Hesselton, Northeast Coalition on Occupational Health & Safety BY JOAN SHIRIKIAN-HESSELTON For another year, Albany has passed on 'reforming' the Scaffold Safety Law. And that's a good thing. Few debates in Albany are as misleading as the one...
Changing Mutual Fund Portfolio
Ryan Bouchey, CFP, CPA, vice president of Bouchey Financial Group Ltd.By Ryan Bouchey, CFP, CPA As an investor there are an endless number of investment options at your disposal whether it's through a broker, your advisor or if you are...
Rolling Retirement Plan To An IRA
Stephen Kyne, partner, Sterling Manor Financial in Saratoga Springs.By Stephen Kyne Whenever someone leaves a job, whether voluntarily or not, one of the biggest questions they face is what to do with their 401k, 403b, or other company-sponsored retirement plan....
Costly Dryer Vent Fires are Preventable
Jamie Wallace, owner, Saratoga Chimney Sweep in Wilton.By Jamie Wallace Is your dryer running more slowly than when it was brand new? Are your clothes damp after running the dryer on high heat? Is there a musty smell in your...
Why Fiber Optic Internet Service?
Greg MacConnell is president of Primelink By Greg MacConnell Fiber optic communication transmits information from one place to another, through pulses of light sent through optical fiber. Fiber optic technology is superior to all other forms of transport because...
Going Solar: An Affordable Solution
David Delozier, marketing strategist for Enlighten Power Solutions, Ballston Spa By David Delozier This year brought an unpleasant surprise to anybody who pays a power bill. The abnormally cold winter put a strain on natural gas supplies. The uptick...
Delaware Trusts For Asset Protection
Stephen Augstell, senior vice president for Key Private Bank By Stephen J. Augstell , MS, CFP For many years, the state of Delaware has developed the reputation as a friendly jurisdiction for U.S. business because of its advantageous tax...
A Key To Financial Success
Bob Ricciardelli, partner in the firm of Whittemore, Dowen & Ricciardelli LLP By Bob Ricciardelli, JD, CPA As a CPA and business advisor practicing for close to 20 years in fairly large firms, I have had the opportunity to...