As a business owner, you’re likely always on the hunt for ways to save time and money. Maybe you use basic accounting software to track incoming and outgoing money. Or, maybe you automate your email marketing with a tool that sends emails to your customers or vendors for you. If you love saving time and […]
Archives for March 2020
#FASuccess Ep 169: Combatting Advisory Fee Compression By Unbundling Investment Management And Financial Planning Fees With Alexandra Levi
Executive Summary Welcome back to the 169th episode of Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Alexandra Levi. Alex is the Founder and Managing Partner of Element Financial Group, a hybrid RIA with the Commonwealth platform that oversees nearly $430 million of assets under advisement for 170 clients. What’s unique about Alex, […]
Twitter ad sales hit by coronavirus but active users soar
Twitter pulled its first-quarter revenue outlook and forecast an operating loss on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak crimped ad sales, but said the pandemic boosted the number of active users on the microblogging platform. The outbreak has made social media services such as Twitter vital for a broader population than usual, as people look to […]
BigBasket buys micro delivery startup DailyNinja
BigBasket said it has acquired micro-delivery startup DailyNinja to consolidate its subscription delivery business. The deal is estimated to value Bengaluru-based DailyNinja at around Rs 48 crore in stock, people aware of the matter told ET requesting anonymity. The online grocery delivery startup had earlier acquired Pune-based RainCan and Bengaluru-based Morningcart for its morning delivery […]
Netflix to reduce traffic on telecom networks by 25% to mitigate congestion
Video streaming major Netflix on Tuesday said it will reduce traffic on telecommunications networks by 25% while maintaining the quality of service for users in India, as part of its efforts to help mitigate network congestion amid the coronavirus pandemic. Companies like Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates – a measure of […]
Panel studying Data Bill seeks extension till Monsoon session
The Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 has sought an extension till the second week of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to submit its report on the landmark legislation. The committee headed by Bhartiya Janata Dal MP Meenakshi Lekhi was supposed to submit the report by end of the Budget […]
The IoT revenue promise that was never cashed in
Expectation and reality do not always match – and this is even more pronounced when it comes to projected revenue streams. For example, says Carsten Rhod Gregersen, CEO and founder of Nabto, industry insiders and investors were certain that making money in the connected space of the Internet of Things (IoT) was not limited to physical product sales. Rather, other […]
Treasury yields rise as investors hold out for stimulus bill
U.S. government debt prices edged lower Tuesday morning as negotiations continue in Washington over a massive fiscal stimulus package to combat the coronavirus pandemic. At around 3:00 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was modestly higher at 0.8243%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was […]
Future business technology to keep an eye on
1) Drones and small aircraft They came out swinging a few years ago, after years of iterative improvements. Now, drones are coming into their own as the uses multiply rapidly. Delivery This is a salient point in these chaotic pandemic times. As of March 2020, here in Australia we have seen dine-in restaurants close their […]
Eight ways to save time for your business in 2020
Time is truly money for a business owner. Within a day, you only have so much to give to grow your business. Whether it is fulfilling a last minute order, drawing up a proposal or travelling between business meetings, you need all the help you can get to save time to focus on your business […]