CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
“Growth” means different things to different CFOs and different companies, but the one constant is about finding a way to not only protect the business and protect the finances but to also figure out what it looks like to help the business expand.
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board fell for the second consecutive month in November. The composite index decreased by 2.0 points, or 2.0 percent, to 100.2 (see first chart). The index is down 10.5 percent from November 2021 and 22.3 percent from the recent peak of 128.9 in June 2021. Both major components of the consumer confidence index declined in November.
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Navigator SAP
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
The current economic climate poses many challenges for midsize companies. Struggles they deal with include increased competition, market volatility, rapid technological shifts, and skyrocketing costs. They need to be agile to remain relevant and stay ahead.
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
. There is a new 60/40 in town, and it is the contribution to inflation from consumer demand for goods and the pandemic-broken supply chain. That is according to a study by Julian di Giovanni, who publishes at the NY Fed’s blog Liberty Street Economics. Over the summer, he posed a fascinating question: How Much Did Supply Constraints Boost U.S. Inflation?
Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager
Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te
The Reformed Broker
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Let’s assume we’re going to have a recession in 2023. I don’t know if we will, but everyone seems to think so, so let’s just say. So what. What can you do to stop it? Not much. Can you change your own spending and psych yourself up to survive it? Absolutely. Are there changes you could make to a portfolio in order to gird yourself for a worsening economy?
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CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
While their numbers are rising, female CFOs are still relatively rare. Women hold only about 16% of the top finance seats at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies.
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
You may have missed this wonderful Josh Zumbrun column in the Wall Street Journal last week: “ Inflation and Unemployment Both Make You Miserable, but Maybe Not Equally.”. It’s one of those things that are so obvious no one ever stops to think about it – and so we have overlooked this for decades. 1. Stop for a moment and consider the original Misery Index formula as invented by the economist Arthur Okun : add the 3.7% unemployment rate ( BLS NFP ) to the 7.7% inflation rate as measured by the c
Navigator SAP
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
It isn’t a stretch to say that most businesses are in the cloud right now. But the way that most businesses use the cloud today is just the first step. The next step, and the real reason to move entirely to the cloud, is what will be taking place within the next few years. The first step, well documented and given the buzzword “ digital transformation ,” was moving business systems to the cloud.
CFA Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The crypto market’s recent gyrations necessitate a fresh look at the evolving relationships between crypto and traditional asset classes.
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The Reformed Broker
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A lot of reporters and public intellectuals were writing their obituaries for Twitter this weekend. First, we saw the revolt of the Blue Checkmarks. Then, the first inklings of an advertiser exodus. The timing of all this – on the eve of a midterm election that will determine whether or not Americans actually care about democracy – could not have been more ominous.
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the total number of job openings in the economy decreased to 10.334 million in October, down from 10.687 million in September. The number of open positions in the private sector decreased to 9.412 million in October, down from 9.627 million in September. October was the fifth decline in the last seven months since hitting a record high in March (see first chart).
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Taking an outcome-oriented approach can help CFOs keep hold of top talent and drive value in an uncertain economic environment.
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Since it is late on a Friday, I thought I might share some quick thoughts about the week. I have been wondering, more than usual, about the disconnect between what we see in falling prices and the Federal Reserve’s anti-inflation actions. It is difficult to reconcile Fed rhetoric with the actual price of Goods. One can reach only so many conclusions: Perhaps the Fed is right and everybody else is wrong.
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Navigator SAP
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
All large businesses use enterprise resource planning software (ERP), as do many smaller ones. But unlike basic small business software, ERP is complex and often confusing for businesses that are approaching it for the first time. With that in mind, here are the basics of ERP answered in five questions. 1. What is ERP? ERP helps manage, integrate, and organize all data and business processes, from ordering, production, finance, procurement, human resources, and distribution to the supply chain,
CFA Institute
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
When have fixed-income assets actually done what portfolio managers and investors expect them to do?
The Reformed Broker
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Glamour is a supernatural form of mental compulsion or influence that is specific to vampires. Glamouring is similar to hypnosis, and while all vampires have this power, it needs to be taught as it does not appear to come naturally… The process of glamouring begins with eye contact between a vampire and a respondent. Once eye contact is made, the respondent is held in a trance, making them susceptible to the pow.
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Executive Summary. Welcome back to the 309th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today’s podcast is Anh Tran. Anh is the Founder and Managing Partner for SageMint Wealth, a corporate LPL-affiliated RIA based in Orange, California, that oversees nearly $325 million for 195 client households. What’s unique about Anh, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she differentiates her firm by leveraging the combination of a high-touch concierge approach to client servic
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Handing over the reins of compliance programs to finance executives can curb risks, according to the Institute of Management Accountants.
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
My views on inflation continue to evolve: I was correct in identifying inflation during the mid-2000s; during the post-crash 2010s I remained appropriately skeptical about rising prices. The price dynamic during and after the pandemic appeared to be troublesome but my expectations were that inflation would be resolved relatively quickly as supply chains reopened and life returned to normal. “ Transitory ” turned out to be too optimistic, and I was wrong in my expectations for a faster decline in
Navigator SAP
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Russell DeLapp, Executive Vice President of Services & Support at Navigator Business Solutions, was featured on Nestell & Associates , The ERP Organization Change Journal Podcast by Dr. Jack G. Nestell.
Corporate Finance
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
As investors have learned, like any other investment, cryptocurrency is subject to volatility. The recent bankruptcy filing of crypto exchange FTX shows, this volatility can be extreme. For example, the Ontario Teachers' Pension plan wrote down $95 million due to the collapse. As you probably know, bankruptcy occurs when liabilities are greater than assets.
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
Fpanda Club
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
FP&A teams do not have a crystal ball… Yet, they have to answer management’s questions about the future every day. What sales will the company generate next year? What revenue will the launch of a new product bring us? How will the competitor’s move impact our market share? These are only few examples of the uncertainty we face. Being asked for advice about uncertain future outcomes is indeed flattering, but at the same time it adds much pressure and responsibility.
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Every time I travel, I’m overwhelmed by the mind-boggling complexity of the endeavor and the fact that no one is in charge. Travel consists of enterprises with a lot of conscious coordination, but no single mind plans (or even could plan) the entire system. Planning is decentralized and polycentric , a term that appears throughout the work of 2009 Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom and her husband, Vincent.
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
CFOs still aim to spend more on ESG initiatives in 2023 even though they expect economic disruptions to persist until mid-year.
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
I wonder how far my view of the universe is from (objective) reality. My pal Dave Nadig suggests that we are all much further away from any sort of recognition of the true universe than we suspect. We chatted about this last week, and the more I thought about it, the further away from reality it turns out that we actually are. Best I can figure, we may all be at least six degrees 1 away from truly comprehending, well, anything: 1.
Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP
Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.
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