Forensic Chad
Real cases. Practical Financial Lessons.
I’m Chad Thompson, CPA — a forensic accountant with 30 years of experience following the numbers through fraud matters, business interruptions, damages disputes, valuations, and financial records that did not tell the whole story.I use real case experience to help business owners, investors, and curious readers make better sense of money, markets, business, and risk.
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The Owner’s 5-Minute Fraud Gut Check
Find where money could be slipping through the cracks.
The Small Business Money Defense Guide
My career has been spent explaining how businesses lost money. This Guide is about helping them keep it.
My Books
You Always Leave a Trail
Life lessons from forensic cases
How They Took the Money
Small business fraud schemes
The Five to Thrive Framework
Health without the hype
When the Money Stops
The real cost of disasters
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Chad's Take
Quick takes on current events, business, investing, the economy, and money decisions — explained through a forensic accountant’s lens.Real Case Stories
Fraud, hidden patterns, bad records, and the numbers that gave them away.Small Business Red Flags
Practical lessons on cash, payroll, vendors, refunds, inventory, controls, and review habits.Practical Financial Lessons
Making sense of financial statements, projections, valuation, business interruption, and everyday money decisions.
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