The AICPA is proposing changes to the CPA Exam Blueprints to update the subject matter tested on the CPA Exam to ensure it continues to focus on the core knowledge and skills required of newly licensed CPAs. In an Exposure Draft and Invitation to Comment issued Monday, the AICPA describes major themes derived from a […]
Archives for December 2019
Power generation in Russia: IoT predictive analytics saves lives not just profits
In western Europe you may think of security of power supply in terms of keeping the regulator happy and avoiding fines. In the extreme cold of Russia and Kazakhstan says Jeremy Cowan, the focus is on saving lives by avoiding unexpected shutdowns in power generation. This isn’t just hyperbole. A huge explosion in a Russian hydro-electric power plant a […]
This year we will interview over 50 financial advisors. We will only hire three.
This year we will interview over 50 financial advisors. We will only hire three. This year we talked with amazing financial advisors from all over the country. There’s a self-selecting portion of the total advisor population (which is now around 300,000 in the US) that get what we’re doing and understand what the opportunity is […]
The Netflix decade: How one company changed the way we watch TV
In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments. Fast forward to 2019, when media and tech companies are subverting that schedule and the majority of viewers using U.S. TV streaming services watch an average […]
S&P 500 set for another record open as Trump says close to trade deal
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open at another record high on Monday, as President Donald Trump said over the weekend that the United States and China would “very shortly” sign their initial trade pact.
SECURE Act And Tax Extenders Creates Retirement Planning Opportunities And Challenges
Executive Summary Sweeping legislative tax or retirement reforms typically happen only once every decade or so, but the final weeks of 2019 brought the second major piece of Congressional action in the past 24 months, as the SECURE Act (along with a series of year-end tax extenders), which was passed in the House this past […]
SoftBank’s $3 billion WeWork financing talks stall with Japan banks: Sources
SoftBank Group’s talks to secure $3 billion from Japan’s three biggest banks have stalled as the lenders have hit internal lending limits to the firm, two people said, complicating a $9.5 billion rescue package for WeWork. The Japanese technology conglomerate is now likely to enter the new year without the WeWork financing in place, the […]
Code decode: Newer challenges for professional coders
Representative Image Piyush Mishra, 30, started programming when he was 16. An IIT graduate who had moved back to his hometown in Balasore, Odisha, taught young Mishra the basics of coding. Gradually, Mishra, who studied in a government school in Balasore, mastered PHP, Flash and HTML, and started coding for local entities — a cricket […]
Have 60% revenue market share in food delivery: Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety
Talks of potential consolidation in the online food delivery space involving Zomato and UberEats does not worry Swiggy co-founder and CEO Sriharsha Majety. In an exclusive interview with TOI, Majety said Swiggy, with a $3.3-billion valuation, will continue to have a dominant market share both in revenues and number of orders. Swiggy said it crossed […]
Make your life easier in 2020
The Christmas and New Year break is a good time to reflect on all that is good and not so good with your business. Business owners have a chance to step back and take time to look at what works, what doesn’t and what could be better as well as planning for the coming year. […]