We Aren’t Special
“‘Normal’ is the cruelest of all insults” ― Mike Snelle That quote embodies the perspective that most of us have. No one wants to be typical. No one wants to be…
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October 23, 2017
General business related topics including strategy, marketing and of course, finance. Fraim, Cawley & Company, CPAs provides business advisory services along with a full array of accountant services to the Roanoke area.
Willful Ignorance: The Pitfall of Purchasing Double Standards
“Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it's someone else's witch being hunted.” ― Walter Kirn Every single one of us is guilty of some kind of hypocrisy. Try as…
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September 25, 2017
Expert or Impostor? Careful Whom You Take Advice From
“Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it.” – William…
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August 29, 2017
Coach or Rent-A-Friend?
Leslie: “No Ann, please. I beg of you. Will you just shut your beautiful pie-hole? Just sit there, let me stare at you while you silently support me on this…
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August 3, 2017
No One Cares About You or Your Mission
“To love his maker, for he was SELF-MADE! Self-made, self-trained, self-willed, self-satisfied, He was himself, his daily boast and pride.” - “Two Millions” by William Allen Butler Last year I…
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July 4, 2017
Obstacles or Excuses?
“I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.” – Charles de…
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May 15, 2017
The ROI Multiplier: Debt
“Debt can be a very good thing. The calculations are pretty simple. Some people just seem to think I’m lying to them with math.” – Me (Micah Fraim) - just…
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March 11, 2017
Relationship Dynamics: Employers vs. Customers
"Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more My woman done left and took all the reasons I was working for You better not try to…
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January 24, 2017
Gold: The Fallacy of “Safe” Investments
I am far from an investment expert – and I’ve never tried to be one. I’ve always contended that a financial advisor has a very different skillset than an accountant…
November 29, 2016
Fortune Teller Business Planning
“I’ve gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller’s parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.” – NYC…
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September 12, 2016