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More than half of economists brace for recession: NABE

CFO Dive

Rising wages and other cost pressures have dimmed economists’ outlook.

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Earnings and Cash Flows: A Primer on Free Cash Flow

Musings on Markets

It is never pleasant to be in the midst of a market correction, but a market correction does operate as a cleanser for excesses that enter into even the most disciplined investors' playbooks in the good times. This correction has been no exception, as the threat of losing investment capital has focused the minds of investors, and led many to reexamine practices adopted during the last decade.

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Rising rates slow home price gains

CFO Dive

Spiking mortgage rates are discouraging home buyers and slowing price gains in the housing market, a key economic indicator.

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Automate & Simplify Bank and Credit Card Reconciliation - Webinar

Navigator SAP

Automate & Simplify Bank and Credit Card Reconciliation | Powered by Alluvia.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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Can Anyone Catch Nokia?

Barry Ritholtz

Today’s edition of “ Nobody Knows Anything ” is about a once-dominant mobile phone maker. Exactly 15 years ago, Forbes’s new cover story lauded Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia’s CEO. The headline trumpeted: “Nokia, one billion customers – can anyone catch the cell phone king?” It was posted online October 26, 2007 — 15 years ago today.

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SEC busts cannabis company on fraud charges

CFO Dive

Cronos, a Canadian producer of marijuana-based products, settled with regulators over charges of faulty accounting and lax controls.

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Get Advanced Landed Cost Automation with SAP Business ByDesign

Navigator SAP

Like tax planning, landed costs are a subtle but important business consideration for maximizing profit margins and ensuring profitability. It seemed like an efficient purchase order. A batch of camera equipment was ordered from a UK supplier for a warehouse in Thailand based on a good unit price. After customs duties and shipment insurance were factored into the total landed cost to acquire the equipment, however, it quickly became apparent that it would have been more efficient to use an in-co

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How the Fed Causes (Model) Inflation

Barry Ritholtz

My colleague Ben Carlson asked the question “ Why Isn’t Inflation Falling? ” There are some technical explanations, but before we get there, a quick reminder as to how we got here: The global pandemic forced governments around the world to shut their economies down; everything was closed, from schools to businesses, restaurants, entertainment venues, retail stores, and offices.

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194: Sandiso Gcwabe

CFO Talks

1X. ‘ Passionate about the public sector ‘ Welcome to the CFO Club Africa podcast, where we interview leading CFOs from Africa and beyond. CFO Club Africa is a division of the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, the professional body for business accountants, financial managers and chief financial officers. Go to www.cfoclub.co.za and join our community of accounting and finance executives.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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How to zero in on metrics that matter

CFO Dive

Businesses need to think creatively when it come to choosing how they gauge success in today’s uncertain economy.

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Using Technology to Solve Business Problems - Entrepreneur.com Podcast

Navigator SAP

Action and Ambition Podcast Hosted by Andrew Medal.

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Dare Ya

Barry Ritholtz

is Mr. Market daring Jerome Powell to keep raising rates? That’s one way to read into today’s surging market — Nasdaq up 2.9%, the Dow tacking on over 800 points (2.6%), and the S&P 500 added 2.5%. Despite the carnage in big-cap tech stocks like Facebook, Amazon and Google, the Nasdaq is up 2% for the past week. The S&P500 has gained nearly 4% for the week, and is up almost 7% for the past 30 days.

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Why The Value Of A Roth Conversion Is Calculated Using (True) Marginal Tax Rates

Nerd's Eye View

Roth conversions are, in essence, a way to pay income taxes on pre-tax retirement funds in exchange for future tax-free growth and withdrawals. The decision of whether or not to convert pre-tax assets to Roth is, on its surface, a simple one: If the assets in question would be taxed at a lower rate by converting them to Roth and paying tax on them today, versus waiting to pay the tax in the future when they are eventually withdrawn, then the Roth conversion makes sense.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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ESG goals versus action gap emerges: survey

CFO Dive

One in five financial leaders do not currently consider any ESG information when making decisions and instead rely on traditional financial metrics, the survey found.

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How Life Science ERP Software Works

Navigator SAP

As the world continues to advance, conclusive life science explorations and tests have become extremely necessary to help medical professionals and pharmaceutical companies develop medical products and solutions that are more effective, reliable, and sustainable. For your biotechnology or pharmaceutical business to thrive, you have to rely on life sciences to understand life in its broadest form so that your products can offer the best solutions.

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2024 Rolls Royce Spectre EV

Barry Ritholtz

The Rolls Royce Spectre is the first electric car to come from the luxe auitomasker (owned by BMW); its all-electric powertrain produces 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. The stats are impressive: 0-to-60 mph = 4.4 seconds. Top speed of 155 mph. 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Total driving range 260 miles. Charge from 10-80% full in 34 minutes.

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Lessons Learned: 3 Trends From the Last Recession That Will Play Out This Time Around

Centage

It’s no secret that another recession may be on the horizon. Not only is the world still grappling with the effects of the ongoing COVID pandemic, but high interest rates and elevated inflation have many concerned that an economic downturn is coming. In fact a recent model run by Ned Davis Research revealed that the probability of a global recession is 98.1 percent.

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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Meta CFO backs AI spending as Metaverse bleeds $3.7 billion

CFO Dive

Despite investor skepticism, Meta is pushing forward with spending on artificial intelligence and its Metaverse project.

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How to Ensure Successful ERP Implementation in a Midsize Business

Navigator SAP

For a midsize business to successfully implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) into its operations, several key factors need to be considered beforehand. An ERP platform is an essential tool for managing and coordinating various resources and activities within a company, so it is important to make sure that the implementation process goes as smoothly as possible.

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Meta-Four

Barry Ritholtz

We discussed how ephemeral and short-lived great success can be yesterday in Can Anyone Catch Nokia? As I was writing it, I had no idea it was a metaphor for what would happen a few hours later, a coincidental preface to a discussion about another mega-cap tech — META, aka Facebook. I asked Scott Galloway about which of the Four firms was most likely to falter, we (more or less) agreed that it was Facebook.

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Reconcile That Account! (Not Just Your Checking Account…)

CFO Simplified

As a business owner, you must understand the importance of reconciling your accounts—and no, not just your checking accounts! Do you know what accounts you need to be reconciling regularly? Read on to find out from Larry Chester , President of CFO Simplified. Do You Know What Business Accounts You Must Reconcile? Larry Chester speaks with business owners all the time about their month-end close.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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McDonald’s serves up 10% U.S. price hike, CFO says

CFO Dive

McDonald’s price increases come as businesses across industries are fine-tuning strategies for offsetting inflation without alienating customers.

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Best ERP for Manufacturing and Distribution

Navigator SAP

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a term used to describe business process software that enables organizations to use a common system to manage and integrate different aspects of their business. In other words, ERP helps businesses run more efficiently by allowing them to track important activities and assets ranging from inventory levels to sales data, all from one location.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • For Diving FAANG Stocks, It’s the End of an Era : The five FAANG stocks are on track for their worst simultaneous losses ever, a far cry from their late-2021 highs. The stocks—Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google parent Alphabet—have posted double-digit declines this year for the first time.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Oct 29-30)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has proposed a rule that would require RIAs to conduct enhanced due diligence and recordkeeping when using certain outsourced investment management services and other third-party service providers. While the rule is currently in the public comment stage, given the growing popularity of outsourcing certain tasks to free up time for other planning a

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.