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At The Money: Optimizing Personal Health in Finance

Barry Ritholtz

At The Money: Optimizing Personal Health in Finance , with Phil Pearlman (December 11, 2024) Wall Street is always looking for an edge over the competition. But what if there was a giant source of overlooked alpha? We discuss how to obtain “Fitness Alpha.” Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Phil Pearlman, is former Chief Behavioral Officer at the Bank of the Ozarks and founder of the Pearl Institute.

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Increasing Efficiency with Private Equity and Technology

E78 Partners

The coming together of private equity and technology is redefining how organizations operate, innovate, and compete. For private equity backed firms, adopting cutting-edge technological solutions is not just an advantageits a necessity for maximizing efficiency, driving growth, and maintaining a competitive edge. By integrating tools for data-driven decision-making, operational automation, and portfolio management, E78 enables private equity firms to optimize every phase of the investment lifecy

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End-to-end SAP ERP Software - SourceForge Podcast

Navigator SAP

Navigator Business Solutions, an SAP Gold Partner, is proud to be featured on the SourceForge Podcast , hosted by Beau Hamilton. As a leader in cloud-based ERP solutions, including SAP S/4HANA and Business ByDesign, we specialize in helping small to mid-sized companies streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. With over 500 successful implementations, Navigator is renowned for delivering scalable, impactful business solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of ou

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Kitces & Carl Ep 153: Evaluating The Tradeoffs That Come With Retaining ‘Legacy’ Clients

Nerd's Eye View

There's an old joke in the financial planning industry that the ideal client is "anyone with a pulse". For advisors just starting out, that sentiment often rings true – every prospect willing to pay for their service feels like an opportunity. However, as their firms mature, advisors often notice a divide manifesting between newer clients paying higher fees and 'legacy clients' from the early days paying discounted rates.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

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

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Global banking trends: Challenges and opportunities in 2025 and beyond

Future CFO

The banking sector has been known for its resilience and adaptability and must continue to innovate to thrive. With 2025 just around the corner, several key trends are reshaping the banking and financial services landscape. These trends include digital transformation, regulatory changesparticularly concerning data privacy and protectionsustainability initiatives, and the rise of fintech.

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1055: At the Intersection of Product Love and Financial Leadership | Joanne Chen, CFO, Jellyfish

CFO Thought Leader

Joanne Chengs career had already carried her through multiple successful exits and finance leadership roles when an unexpected opportunity arose. Having proven her ability to guide companies to liquidity events and beyond, Cheng had established a new benchmark for any next move: she wanted to steer a firm toward an IPO while serving as its CFO. But then along came Jellyfish, a company whose big day in the public markets would likely be years away.

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No Need to File Your BOI (For Now)

CFO Share

A recent federal court ruling has temporarily halted the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which mandated that certain businesses disclose their beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This means small business owners do not need to file their BOI by January 1 st , 2025 as previously told by the Department of Treasury.

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Customer-Centricity Wins The Crown: Bank Of Georgia’s Levan Gomshiashvili

Global Finance

Bank of Georgias Chief Marketing and Digital officer Levan Gomshiashvili reveals what it takes to win the overall Worlds Best Digital Bank. Global Finance: Having won the Worlds Best Digital Banking Award 2024, whats next for BOGs innovation efforts? Levan Gomshiashvili: Winning the Worlds Best Digital Banking Award is a tremendous honor, but its also a reminder that our journey of innovation is ongoing.

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5 Ways CFOs and Finance Teams Can Use ChatGPT-4 (+examples)

Lime Light

In todays fast-paced business environment, CFOs and finance teams must go beyond crunching numbersthey need to communicate effectively, offer strategic insights, and deliver impactful presentations. ChatGPT-4 is a game-changing tool that enhances the efficiency and creativity of finance professionals. Below are five innovative ways CFOs and finance teams can use ChatGPT-4, with detailed prompts and examples.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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For the fun of it: An Open House for my Spring 2025 Classes

Musings on Markets

I am a teacher at heart, and every year, for more than two decades, I have invited people to join me in the classes that I teach at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Since I teach these classes only in the spring, and the first sessions for each of the classes will be in late January, I think this is a good time to provide some details on the classes, including content and structure.

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November inflation again ticked higher, to an annual rate of 2.7%

Tips Watch

Troubling conclusion: U.S. inflation is no longer slowing and remains too high. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Although annual U.S. inflation rose from 2.6% in October to 2.

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Hossam Heiba, CEO of Egypt’s Investment Authority, On Economic Reforms And A Growing Private Sector

Global Finance

Global Finance spoke with Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt, during the 2024 World Investment Conference organized by Saudi Invest and the World Association of International Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Global Finance : Is there a strong interest from the Egyptian private sector to be a part of the Saudi transformation?

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Costco CFO looks to ‘pull forward’ inventory buys amid tariff uncertainty

CFO Dive

“In general, of course, tariffs raise costs so that's not something that we see as a positive,” Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said on the company’s earnings call Thursday.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Recognizing Emotionally Invested Team Members And Nurturing “Emotional Ownership” For A More Resilient Firm

Nerd's Eye View

For many financial advisory firms, ownership has traditionally been tied to equity, where advisors take on financial risk in exchange for legal ownership and a share of the firm's success. However, as the cost of equity rises and accessibility becomes more limited, firms face the challenge of inspiring ownership behavior without distributing equity.

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Members’ Profile: Jerome Reip

CFO Talks

Members’ Profile: Jerome Reip In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Jerome Reip. Currently the Global Finance Team Leader for the Fracht Group Jerome is responsible for steering complex financial operations and delivering innovative solutions across borders. Jerome’s professional journey began with PwC (Luxembourg) as an Audit Manager, where he built a solid foundation in financial management and corporate governance.

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African Banking Roundtable: New Focus On Capital Markets

Global Finance

Africa today is the worlds youngest continent, with a growing population and several fast-growing economies, but significant challenges, including the need for regulatory reform in banking and finance. Global Finance recently sat down with representatives of three financial institutions, including two development banks and one commercial bank, to discuss banking and the role it plays in Africas economic growth.

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It’s time to prepare for FASB’s new compensation reporting rules

CFO Dive

The new accounting standard will fundamentally change how businesses track and report compensation, especially with regards to bonuses and commissions, Mark Schopmeyer writes.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

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.

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How Much Does Having The ‘Right’ Capital Market Assumptions Matter In Retirement Planning?

Nerd's Eye View

"How much can I spend in retirement?" is perhaps the most fundamental question a client brings to their advisor. Answering it well requires a range of assumptions – from estimating average investment returns to understanding correlations across asset classes. These assumptions are rooted in Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs), which project how different assets might perform in the future.

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Members’ Profile: Ronel Jooste

CFO Talks

Members’ Profile: Ronel Jooste In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Ronel Jooste, a dynamic force in the worlds of finance, wellness, and leadership development. With a career spanning corporate excellence and entrepreneurial innovation, she is the Managing Director of both FinanciallyFit Group and PhysEQFiT Wellness & Leadership Development, where she empowers individuals and businesses to thrive holistically.

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Boubyan Bank: Leading Islamic finance through digital innovation

Global Finance

Global Finance: What are the banks strategic priorities over the next five years? Adel Al-Majed: The banks aspiration is to be a leading Islamic bank for high-net-worth individuals and companies, focused on innovation and digital excellence. Under our Boubyan 2028 plan, we will continue scaling our core businesses and products in addition to exploring strategic partnerships with the goal of producing significant shareholder value and growth.

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How ERP Can Assist a CPG Business in the Circular Economy

Navigator SAP

Talking about the weather used to be a throwaway conversation. But for many consumers, changing weather conditions has become an important part of a larger conversation about global warming and sustainability. Consumers are worried about environmental sustainability , and weird weather supports and amplifies this concern. For consumer packaged goods businesses, increased environmental sustainability both is a market imperative and an opportunity.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

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.

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1056: The Three Ps: A Data-Driven Approach to Sustainable Growth | Zach Johnson, CFO, Cribl

CFO Thought Leader

Ask any business manager about the three Ps in business and they will likely say People, Process, and Product. However, ask any finance team member at Cribl that question, and youll likely hear a different answer: Precision, Predictability, and Performance. These are the three Ps that guide CFO Zach Johnsons data-driven approach to financial leadership.

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CFOs expect slower top line growth, talent issues in 2025, survey says

Future CFO

Chief financial officers are seeing slower top line growth and talent issues as the biggest challenges in 2025, according to a recent survey by Gartner. The study, which polled 250 CFOs and finance leaders, also reveals a range of other concerns including the strategic alignment of executive teams, increases in costs and enterprise data quality. CFOs Biggest 2025 Challenges Relating to Enterprise Performance Response % Respondents Slower Top-Line Growth 19% Our Ability to Hire and Retain Critica

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From Valley To Citi: Q&A With Naveed Anwar

Global Finance

Naveed Anwar, head of platforms and data services, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi Services, explains how banks are becoming more agile by embracing disruptive technologies. Global Finance: Is banking constraining compared to Big Tech? Naveed Anwar: I spent most of my career working with well-known technology companies, including Netscape, AOL, PayPal and eBay.

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A Guide for Investment Analysts: Toward a Longer View of US Financial Markets

CFA Institute

Understanding the historical context of financial markets is crucial for investment professionals seeking to make informed decisions in today’s complex landscape. This exploration of historical data stretching back more than 230 years reveals how markets have evolved and how continuity and change shape investment opportunities.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

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.