• World of Forensic Accounting Unveils How Companies Are Cheated Out of Millions

    Millions of dollars are missing from a Milwaukee company, and an employee is charged with stealing a staggering sum of money. How deep the fraud goes is something investigators are still deciphering. FOX6 gives you a look at how they […]

  • Embezzlement Scandal Grows in Koss Case

    The case of the alleged $31 million embezzlement by Koss Corp. Vice President of Finance Sue Sachdeva continues to shock many. How does a company with annual revenue in the $40 million range lose such a large amount of money […]

  • Direct Selling (Multi-Level Marketing) and the Economy

    All year long we’ve been seeing news story after news story about how “direct selling” (the name meant to disguise multi-level marketing and confuse consumers about the true intent of the companies) is a great option for making money during […]

  • Property tax sticker shock

    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes today about the sticker shock property owners are having when they open their property tax bills. The taxes have gone up in general, but property owners are frosted because their assessments no longer match the […]

  • How to Avoid Tax Fraud and Tax Scams

    Tracy Coenen appeared on a special hour-long episode of CNBC’s “On the Money” devoted to scams and frauds. Check out the top five tax scams that consumers should look out for:

  • Save Big Money on Your Property Taxes: Fight Your Assessment

    Tracy Coenen talked on CNBC’s “On the Money” about reducing your property tax bill by fighting your assessment. Property values have declined dramatically, and a homeowner could save hundreds or thousands of dollars by having their assessment updated to reflect […]

  • Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme Investor Losses: Recovery?

    If you watch television, read the newspaper, or surf news sites, you’re sure to have hears about the $50 billion Ponzi scheme masterminded by Bernard Madoff. The $50 billion in losses is merely an estimate. Some experts (like me) think […]

  • Friday’s appearance on CNBC’s On the Money

    In case you missed it, I was on CNBC’s personal finance show On The Money on Friday. You can watch the second Web Extra video here. I offered the following year-end tax tips to help consumers:

  • Avoiding Business Opportunity Scams and Multi-Level Marketing Schemes

    CNBC’s “On the Money” wants consumers to know how to protect themselves from mainstream business opportunity scams and multi-level marketing schemes that could cost the average consumer hundreds or thousands of dollars.

  • Bernard Madoff and Ponzi Schemes

    CNBC’s “On the Money” focused on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme that is estimated to have created over $50 billion in losses to investor victims. Tracy talks with Carmen Wong Ulrich about how consumers can protect themselves from Ponzi schemes.