North Bay Woman

F A L L 2 0 1 9 | NORTH BAY WOMAN 57 PROFILE ADVERTISEMENT CANTY REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. 369-B Third Street #172, San Rafael CA 94901 415-408-1879 | jesscanty@msn.com DRE # 01049954 For 30+ years, our native Marin TEAM of realtors, builders, and architects are more than a team: We are FAMILY. We love developing, building, selling, and managing beautiful structures that people can live, work & play in. As experienced & vetted collaborators, rest assured, your property is in good hands! JESSICA CANTY, BROKER, MLIS, JD Sales, Property Management, Construction, Advice Lorraine Aho, CPA, CFE "How much money is missing?" and "Where did it go?" are usually the first questions clients ask Lorraine Aho, CPA, CFE. Ms. Aho is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner financial crimes investigator and forensic expert. She uses her skills to uncover hidden assets, trace the flow of money, and provide answers to complex accounting and financial questions. We all know someone touched by divorce, family trust disputes, elder financial abuse, tax audits, or loan denials. The newspapers are full of articles of embezzlements of business and non profits by trusted employees. The most heart wrenching cases are from the most vulnerable clients. "It's a terrible thing to tell a senior that their life savings have been taken, or a non-profit that their donations are gone," says Aho. "And yet it happens every day." Ms. Aho became a forensic accountant to help her clients understand the truth behind their finances and this education is a cornerstone of her business. It is important to her to help clients realize they are not alone, that they can speak out and not be embarrassed and to recognize the warning signs of financial fraud while there is still time to stop it. "If knowledge is power", states Aho, "The confidence comes from having the most accurate and complete financial information available." After living a decade in Marin, Lorraine and her family moved to Sonoma where her firm is centrally located to serve the North Bay. 780 W. Napa Street, Sonoma, CA 95476 707-931-4508 ahoandassociates.com

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