Focus CFO

JUNE 28, 2023

Businesses that have an embedded in-house Chief Financial Officer understand the pivotal role the CFO plays in proactively preparing the business for, and guiding it through, economic and market storms. While we are now mostly through that storm, new economic storm clouds are on the horizon. But that relief will be temporary.

Economics 52

Economics CFO Forecasting Communication 52

CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 18, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Aaron Alt highlights Cardinal Health’s ongoing comprehensive review of its business portfolio, involving an assessment of healthcare trends, competitive strengths, and economic forecasts to determine the best ownership of assets.

CFO 52

CFO Healthcare Leadership Forecasting 52

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Moreover, the advent of big data and advanced analytics has armed CFOs with tools to forecast trends, optimize operations, and shape company strategies with unprecedented precision. Risk Management and Mitigation: Understanding and mitigating risks associated with global economic volatility and technological change is critical.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

Centage

MAY 8, 2023

As the CFO of your nonprofit, you are in the unique leadership role to take all the financial information and data, know it inside and out, and turn it into meaningful knowledge that will lead to better strategic decisions. Our cloud platform, Planning Maestro , makes sophisticated budgeting , planning , and forecasting easy and accessible.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Budgeting CFO Finance 98

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So you have almost a doubling of the interest coupon paid by some of these businesses against the backdrop of c ovid 19 inflation and some of the economic pressures that come with, with those factors. We are not macro forecasters, but we are macro aware understanding what’s happening in the economy with technicals in the markets.

Investments 52

Investments Economics Banking Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Healthcare, education, not hugely cyclical, not interest rate sensitive. RIEDER: And all of a sudden, you change the economic paradigm so darn fast. You don’t know where, and you know, their forecast — RITHOLTZ: That goes back to your sense that you need the ability to surprise when necessary. RIEDER: Yeah.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 56

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Marketing Education 56

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

RITHOLTZ: Everybody’s been forecasting incorrectly about recessions, about rate cuts. And so the idea is that, what I’ve heard is like, hey, we’re going into a recession or a weak economic period so therefore everybody’s going to go into work four and a half days a week because they want face time with their boss.

Sales 52

Sales Marketing Numbers Construction 52