The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 2, 2023

A recent , study conducted by Datarails, a financial planning, and analysis company, reveals the pay of CFOs across 12 sectors but finds that the CFO has the worst job security of the major C-Suite Positions. The analysis points to a raft of pain points that are seeing hundreds of CFOs either leave, fired, or retiring early.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 1, 2023

It has been said that change is the only constant, and in the corporate world, this is especially true when it comes to the , CFO position. CFO moves often spark internal and external rumors and can draw the attention of investors and short-sellers. Kennedy was previously the CFO at Canadian retailer Roots since 2020.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. The class starts with a question of what the end game should be for a business (profitability, value, social good?)

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

To illustrate, what business would you put Apple, a company that was categorized (rightly) as a computer hardware company 40 years ago, but that now gets more than 60% of its revenues and profits from the iPhone, a telecommunication device that is also a hub for entertainment and services?

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

If you have been reading my posts for a while, you know that I find the corporate life cycle a useful device in explaining everything from what companies should focus on, in corporate finance, to the balance between stories and numbers, when investor value companies.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In sports and entertainment, for instance, business can gain value from having a celebrity representing them in a paid or unpaid capacity. At the other end, an entertainment software company like Take-Two Interactive is only as good as its latest game or product, and success can be fleeting.

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