Tag Archive for: asset investigation

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The Most Money I Ever Found in a Divorce Case? From Securities Filings

It’s not even a close call. Sometimes I can find hundreds of thousands of dollars in a company or two that may eventually lead to a better settlement, sometimes a vacation home that was being tucked away or grossly undervalued. But for…

Google and AI are Still Not Substitutes for Thinking

Back in 2011 we wrote that Google is not a substitute for thinking, after Google Chairman Eric Schmidt  said in an interview that Google aims to “compute the right answer” to questions typed in by users rather than just provide links. Now…
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How Soon Should You Start a Divorce Asset Search?

If you’re thinking that you may be divorced in the near or medium term, the answer isn’t necessarily “start now,” but it’s not too early to start organizing your information. Step 1: What Do I Know, and What is Missing? It’s never…
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Divorce Asset Searching – A Big Return on a Small Investment

Would you be willing to invest $4,000 dollars if there were a decent chance of getting $50,000 back within six months? See if this is you or someone you know: A professional woman who has been off work for a number of years taking…
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Segal On the Find Me the Money Podcast: Using an Investigator in Divorce

Tracy Coenen is a nationally recognized forensic accountant working exclusively on divorce matters. She is also the author of The Divorce Money Guide, which helps women figure out what they need to know in contemplating divorce. https://www.divorcemoneyguide.com Tracy…
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Keith Hernandez on Hitting and Why Investigators Should Take Note

When not at work, I like to do many things, and one of my favorites is to watch New York Mets baseball. Since moving to New York I’ve grown to love the team and I make common cause with the many Mets fans I run into (even in my Bronx neighborhood…
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Beware of Optical Illusions in an Investigation

Many of us love optical illusions. It’s a safe thrill to know we’re being tricked, and yet are still unable to tell our brains to “get real” and stop the illusion. When you’re doing an investigation, the same kind of thing can take…
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Why Does My Investigation Cost $2,400? A Breakdown of a Typical Bill

After years in business, one of my biggest marketing challenges is still explaining to potential clients why an investigator can’t just use a few mysterious databases and “deep Googling,” as one hopeful person described it, and produce…
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The Ethics of Handling Stolen Data from the Dark Web

We were asked recently about the ethics and legality of Dark Web searches, increasingly part of many investigations. I realized we had never posted on this issue and it’s about time. Since a lot of what we use from the Dark Web is stolen…
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Asset Searches and Company Names: Tips on Tracking and Naming Companies

Some people just like privacy, but others form companies with a view to concealing any link between that company and themselves. If you are hiding assets from creditors, that’s a plus (for you, not the creditors). Picking a company name can…