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The Numbers That Defined 2022

CFO News Room

In typical FiveThirtyEight fashion, we’ve been reflecting on 2022 the way we do best: through numbers. For reporter and editor Santul Nerkar, the defining number of the year was 7.8 The number that captures the impact of the Dobbs decision | FiveThirtyEight. Wade was overturned. Forever chemicals. Democratic trifectas.

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Beyond the numbers – accounting is still a great career for young talent

Future CFO

Last year, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted that the number of people pursuing accounting degrees has dropped by over 10 per cent over the past five years, and fewer accounting graduates go on to take up careers in the profession. Is the accounting profession losing its appeal?

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When to Use a ‘Decision Tree’ for Business Planning

CFO Selections

Decision trees can be more conceptual in nature or have numbers to back up decision scenarios, as is the case of pricing changes affecting revenue figures. A decision tree is a critical part of strategic planning because it allows decision makers to analyze the effects of a significant change throughout different areas of the business.

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Make HR your BFF for Financial Workforce Planning

Generation CFO

I recently spent a very enjoyable hour discussing financial workforce planning with Mark White of MHR. I did not fully appreciate how workforce planning has developed over the years, the huge difference between private and public sector, the GDPR conundrum nor the potential number of drivers that can be used in a salary plan.

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How Advisors Can Create An Annual Financial Planning Process

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A common service model for many financial advisory firms is to schedule annual client meetings throughout the year where the advisor meets with each client in the month they started working with the firm, and conducts a comprehensive review of all planning topics for the client. Author: Kyle Moore. Guest Contributor.

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6 Reasons to Hate Budget and Annual Planning Processes

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Budget and annual planning cycle - these words can make many people tremble. Aimed at determining firm’s short-term objectives and transforming them into operational plan by allocating available resources, annual planning exercise is mostly considered by its stakeholders to be a curse rather than a savior. Too much game playing.

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Reducing Risk When Using Monte Carlo In Retirement Planning

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Monte Carlo simulations have become the dominant method for conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. One key nuance to the use of Monte Carlo simulations is whether they are being used as part of a one-time plan versus an ongoing planning process.

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