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How to mitigate insolvency risk

Future CFO

There is also the natural climate to take into account. Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Review the credit terms you extend to customers and suppliers, and benchmark your trade terms against the rest of your industry. Create a cash buffer that your business can access in an emergency.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

Institutional Investor ) • Retail Group Retracts Startling Claim About ‘Organized’ Shoplifting : The National Retail Federation had said that nearly half of the industry’s $94.5 billion in missing merchandise in 2021 was the result of organized theft. It was likely closer to 5 percent. ( It was likely closer to 5 percent. (

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

Barry Ritholtz

Its index and its benchmark. And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. a year, way over both. Morningstar five star gold rated.

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Should Facebook Buy eBay?

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million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. And, in 2011, eBay acquired eCommerce tech platforms GSI Commerce and Magento to create more synergies with the online retailers that were its customers. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them. From the Living Room to the Basement.

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Shared services raise the efficiency of the finance function

Future CFO

In the finance function, basic accounting processes like accounts payable, payroll and purchasing are often allocated under the shared services model. This allows the organisation’s core finance and accounting (F&A) operations to concentrate on more strategic work, such as financial analysis and planning. "We

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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Furthermore, because clients today have access to myriad options (from robo-advisors to DIY retail platforms) for setting up an appropriate asset allocation (often at a lower cost than using a human advisor), portfolio management is not the differentiator that it once was. Retirement Planning.

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Transcript: Maria Vassalou

Barry Ritholtz

Maybe it’s risk based and it’s a risk factor that we haven’t really accounted for. And as the time goes by, I think the two lines get blurred also because of technology, because of the increased presence of retail investors in the markets. The hedge fund industry, generally, is outperforming their benchmarks.