Before you consider breast implants

February 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We will just call her Dotti. The name of her so-called “breast implant surgeon” isn’t Dr. Frankenstein, but it should be. “This incompetent GP has made millions of dollars from breast...

Not just hair stylists at risk for hearing loss

January 29, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Looking for a new hair blower? Any Target, RiteAid, Walmart or beauty supply store will have dozens, promising to make the user look like a Vogue or GQ model. The boxes state wattage, describe ceramic or...

Use a hair blower, go deaf

January 22, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our wives work as hair stylists in a relatively small town in California’s Central Valley. We are all very close, went to the same high school, got married right after graduation, the girls...

Should you trust your stockbroker?

January 01, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Pirelli of North America closed its Hanford tire plant in 2001, hundreds of employees lost their jobs. Months later, one of the former employees – who I will just call Bob – received a call...

What your stockbroker won’t tell you

December 25, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s article is in response to an inquiry from readers who believe their parents have been the victim of either a crooked or incompetent stockbroker. In either case, we are likely going to upset a...

What to do if you’re facing foreclosure

December 18, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Getting the right kind of help when faced with foreclosure is like finding the right doctor for a complicated medical issue,” maintains Dick Jacques, president of the Kings County Board of Realtors. “You...