The Big Picture

JUNE 16, 2025

But of all of the asset classes that protect you with the greatest charity against the decrement in your future consumption, loss of your future consumption tips do it better than anything else I can think of. At what point have we hollowed out the middle class by outsourcing manufacturing to China and other low cost countries?

Math 52

Math Finance Investments Marketing 52

Musings on Markets

MARCH 15, 2025

Note that the rise has not been all happenstance, and China deserves credit for taking advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization, making itself first the hub for global manufacturing and then using its increasing wealth to build its infrastructure and institutions.

Investments 132

Investments Profit and Loss Valuation Economics 132

CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2022

Customer concentration had become an ever-bigger problem as borrowing increased. Pricing pressure, inventory requirements, and product development costs had greatly affected profitability. Significant Findings and Recommendations: Reduce Customer Concentration. The loss of every customer is painful. Initial contact –.

Concentration 52

Concentration Profit and Loss Sales B2C 52

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

Valuation 128

Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 128

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

Not surprisingly, the operating metrics change as companies age, with high revenue growth accompanied by big losses (from work-in-progress business models) and large reinvestment needs (to delivery future growth) in early-stage companies to large profits and free cash flows in the mature phase to stresses on growth and margins in decline.

Corporate Finance 123

Corporate Finance Valuation Investments Finance 123

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

The Swiss Army knife’s manufacturing process is said to be so meticulous that only one in 10,000 knives is ever returned. Brands will develop one over time as Amazon hones its manufacturing capabilities and becomes a private-label competitor. Its design is so unique that it’s on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is why.

Retail 49

Retail Profit and Loss Sales Manufacturing 49

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Michael: So, it sounds like part of the challenge was, you live in a large company environment where, as is common for a lot of them, they organized study groups of top advisors, of top producers, of those that are doing well and growing well, and driving the business profitably. In fact, we probably would have been much more profitable.

Planning 130

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