CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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 service with a unique investment management approach through the use of very carefully chosen structured notes to differentiate her portfolio design from other advisors.

Leverage 130

Leverage Planning Concentration Tax Planning 130

Adam Kae

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You'll need to do some math to understand: where your breakeven is. The higher the demand, the more your potential leveraging power! What are you willing to leverage? To negotiate for the best rate, you'll need to create a comprehensive negotiation strategy. Your Negotiation Strategy. Models, Forecasts, Calculations, Oh My!

Math 52

Math Forecasting Leverage Investments 52

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KLINSKY: In 1979, it was the first leveraged buyout of a public company. We had sold the family business, maybe buy another family business one day through a leveraged buyout. KLINSKY: Yeah. KLINSKY: Yeah.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 103

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Leverage Numbers 103

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One, one is true and I’ve always said is that I wanted people to stop, ask if I could doing math. And no one asked me if I can do math anymore with a degree from Booth, particularly in econometrics and statistics. So people really ask you, you take French and can you do math. Two reasons. Some don’t.

Investments 57

Investments Math Risk Management Benchmarking 57

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Also, healthcare is really popping up. Nashville and Atlanta are two very large healthcare hubs. And so you need strong healthcare to meet the needs of the population. RITHOLTZ: Why is it not surprising that a math nerd is also a placekicker? I know nothing about healthcare. SHAW: Well, it’s pure geometry.

Investments 57

Investments Finance Education Numbers 57

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 9, 2023

What was the original career plan? SALISBURY: Honestly, I didn’t really have a long-term plan. SALISBURY: Yes, I’d love to tell you there was some great master plan. A great example, you know, some of these things you can plan for and some you can’t. You begin in audit practice at KPMG.

Investments 116

Investments Banking Advertising Finance 116

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cathy Marcus : 00:01:56 [Cathy Marcus] And I’m very fortunate that it worked out because there’s no plan B there. I was always good at math, but I really, I just didn’t relate to things that were more esoteric bonds options. I like the idea of kind of urban planning. You can see I did not study anything else.

Investments 103

Investments Marketing Transportation Finance 103