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Why being a CFO is about more than accounting; possible changes to the fair-value rule; and what you need to know about using cloud...
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How to spot a bad boss; office-assistant horror stories; and what you need to know about state taxes. It’s all in this week’s top...
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What credit card is best for your small business?
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Is a cash-back card right for your small business?
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5 tips for choosing the ideal small-business credit card
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This week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief for CFOs: CFOs plan to hire finance staff, but worry about skills shortage Why executives need...
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Should your small-business employees have a company credit card?
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3 credit card missteps that could harm your small business
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Smart expense management strategies for your small business
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3 ways to finance your small-business startup
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Take advantage of travel rewards for your small business
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Cost-free ways to motivate employees; why unlimited vacation days make people more productive; and hologram tables and other futuristic office technology that could be...
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New year’s resolutions for CFOs: Find better leaders, be ready for new challenges and know when you’re being lied to. It’s all in this...
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Products that could replace your Excel spreadsheet; how to determine your company’s risk factors; and 10 ways to get your team in top shape....
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Ten mistakes that can sink a good company; how to hold onto your best employees; and President Barack Obama calls for Congress to pass...
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How bad leadership leads to dysfunctional organizations; how to give someone the ax without looking like a fool; and a treasure hunter finds $3...
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Ten tips to keep your cool at the office; four errors that can keep your employees from reaching their goals; and how to have...
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From #SXSW: How libel law and free-speech requirements affect social media
How can you make the most of social tools without running afoul of the law? At the recent South by Southwest Interactive Festival panel...
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Can a city increase its revenue base by building a sustainable community center?
In 1944, Shinnston, W.Va., was devastated by a tornado and dozens of people lost their lives in a community only a few miles from...
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Capital is still hard to come by for some small businesses
“I’ve been delighted today to see a lot of optimism, but we don’t want to neglect the fact that a lot of businesses have...
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August construction-spending data aren’t as bad as they appear
This post is written by Ed Zarenski, an estimating executive at Gilbane Building Company, in Providence, R.I. Zarenski writes the quarterly report “Construction Economics...
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Spotlight on Association Leadership: Dr. Susan B. Waters, CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Dr. Susan B. Waters has been CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors since March 2010. NAIFA has a membership with...
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This election is about jobs … or is it?
Jobs, jobs, jobs. Sometimes it seems like jobs are all President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney want to talk about. Reported monthly,...
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Rove and Carville break down 2012 election, forecast 2016
Stop the presses. Karl Rove and James Carville agree on something. They agree that demographics and message were huge factors in the 2012 election....
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Where do the wealthy Americans live?
One of the hottest political topics of late has been the upcoming increase in taxes for wealthy Americans starting in January 2013. In particular,...
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Entitlement beneficiaries: Who are they and where do they live?
Entitlements have been a key part of political discussions during the course of the presidential election and the “fiscal cliff” debate. Some 55.4 million...
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Q-and-A: FSI Chairman Joseph Russo on the virtues of being an independent advisor
Joseph Russo is chairman of the board of directors of the Financial Services Institute. He has more than 30 years of experience in financial...
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Q-and-A: Tim Pawlenty on the “fiscal cliff” and financial services regulation
Tim Pawlenty is president and CEO of The Financial Services Roundtable, which represents 100 companies that provide banking, insurance and investment products and services....
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Q-and-A: SIFMA’s Tom Price on the outlook for Operations and Technology
Tom Price is the managing director of operations, technology and BCP for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. What is your outlook for...
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Q-and-A: SIFMA President and CEO Tim Ryan on the state of the industry
Tim Ryan is the president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. What progress was made on regulatory reform rulemaking in...
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Who shops online?
Online shopping grows larger and larger each year. Forrester Research predicts that 167 million consumers in the U.S. will spend $226 billion online in...
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Who is preparing for retirement?
These days, planning for retirement is a concern for most Americans. In the past, many Americans relied on Social Security and company pensions to...
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How different demographics use credit cards
Now that the holidays are over, the stress of higher credit card charges arrives with the bills. NerdWallet estimates that the average U.S. household...
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What is the state of the U.S. economy?
As Barack Obama begins his second term as the 44th president of the United States, the economy is better than it was in January...
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Dodd-Frank legislation also affects corporate forex hedging activities
Financial derivatives are sometimes a savior, but in other times, a curse. Although their earliest documented use was in the form of rice futures...
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Which states will the military sequestration affect the most?
Sequestration is a front-and-center issue for everyone these days. While many people may not know exactly what the term means, they know to be...
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Mapping how housing is on the mend
Buried beneath headlines the past few months about the “fiscal cliff” and sequestration was at least one nugget of positive information for the U.S....
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Where do uninsured Americans live?
Providing affordable health care has been a hot-button political issue for decades. Many Americans could not afford costs for regular checkups and other preventive...
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The economic makeup of the DIY crowd
Home improvement is often a springtime activity. As the snow melts and the weather improves, homeowners often want to make improvements to their homes....
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Disability insurance and the U.S. economy
When evaluating the health of the U.S. economy, most Americans look at unemployment figures as a key statistic. Many, however, ignore another key statistic:...
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The big business of Champions League soccer
This year’s Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League final is set to be an all-German affair between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund...
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How can fixed income enhance retirement menus?
Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, part of Prudential Financial, spends a lot of time providing thought leadership with input from Prudential Financial’s affiliated institutional managers....