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Cash Flow Management Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs to Ensure Financial Stability and Growth

KG Virtual CFO

Cash flow represents the net movement of money into and out of a business, reflecting its ability to fund operations, invest in growth, and meet obligations. Accurate cash flow measurement helps entrepreneurs avoid shortfalls, seize investment opportunities, and maintain working capital.

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Transcript: Jeffrey Becker, Jennison Associates Chair/CEO

Barry Ritholtz

Eventually, he becomes CEO of Voya when the parent company spun out the US holdings into a separate entity, really an a, a fairly unique career path and is sort of uniquely situated to look at the world of investing. Their focus is on generating alpha with high conviction concentrated portfolios. What, what was that transition like?

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Can Equal Weight Solve Our Concentration Crisis? Not So Fast…

CFA Institute

Mega-cap concentration has exploded since 2015. The corollary to an increasingly top-heavy benchmark is that market diversification and breadth have never been more limited. A multifactor methodology can be a restorative balance to US equities when more traditional measures fall short.

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Tales from the Dark Side

Barry Ritholtz

What he saw stunned him: The previous broker outsourced much of his asset management to third-party managers; Digging into the specifics he was gobsmacked by the details: Sub-$1m accounts charged 1.25% for a high turnover, actively managed SMA which lagged its benchmark by a few 100 basis points. First Rule of Running Other Peoples’ Money?

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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Musings on Markets

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment?

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What is Long Range Planning and How Can it Help Your Growth?

The Finance Weekly

Long range planning extends beyond conventional budgeting, planning, and forecasting processes which usually span a year, and concentrates mainly on financial goals and key initiatives that are 5-10 years or more into the future. That’s exactly how Long-range Planning (LRP) works – not only for individuals but for businesses as well.

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Building Blocks of Business Valuation

VCFO

A good place to start is benchmarking yourself against your competition. If a company’s offerings are so niched or concentrated, what happens if demand shifts suddenly or consistently over time for that offering or set of offerings? Anyone with thoughts of selling their business within five years would be wise to get to work now.