by Dennis Beaver | contracts, invention, investment
March 01, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Obtaining a patent is a virtual guarantee that some company will phone one day and offer to buy or market the item, and is a sure bet on greatly improving your lifestyle. We’ve all heard something along those lines. But is it...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 02, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 “Mr. Beaver, I work in the Clerk’s Office of the Kings County Superior Court in Hanford. While Hanford’s population isn’t large — we have excellent lawyers. Yet, those of us...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, workplace
December 29, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever thought that it would be nice to know what other employees who have the same job duties as yours are paid? Or, what a company pays its other employees, before you accept a position there? That’s what recently minted...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity
January 24, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Watching the manager of his apartment house get a barbecue fire going using gasoline instead of normal starting fluid, 8-year-old Daniel was burned over 80 percent of his body when a ball of flames erupted. His father immediately...
by Dennis Beaver | business, discrimination, education
January 24, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a recent college graduate with a degree in business administration and applied for a sales job at a black-owned insurance agency. “Within seconds of meeting the owner for an interview, he said, ‘You will do well...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
March 28, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you’re about to hire a contractor for a remodel, room addition, or other big ticket job, today’s story has important information which could be a financial lifesaver if things go south....
by Dennis Beaver | dating, romance, scam
December 17, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I manage one of the largest machine shops in the Midwest and work with some of the brightest, most intelligent people on the planet. A machinist must have a superior knowledge of mathematics, and logical thinking is...
by Dennis Beaver | education, family, retirement
“Your Retirement Sketchbook” focuses on the hardest part of retirement planning — figuring out what your retirement life will look like — instead of overwhelming readers with financial charts and formulas. April 1, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr....
by Dennis Beaver | privacy
June 04, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In cleaning my daughter’s room, I could not avoid seeing diaries which were left near her desk. One was opened to the last entry, and curiosity led me to begin reading it. Soon I wished that I had not, as...
by Dennis Beaver | bankruptcy, lawyers, mortgage, real estate
September 20, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Like ghosts in a haunted house, law firms are pursuing property owners, threatening them with the loss of their property for unpaid second mortgages — known as zombie mortgages. Some people thought their mortgages were discharged...
