I was not a good accounting student. Despite trying hard, always showing up to class, and doing most of the homework, my brain just didn’t seem wired to be a great accountant. Regardless, I still think everybody should major in accounting, whether they work in the field or not. Let me explain. My experience To […]
Archives for August 2020
Atmanirbhar Bharat – Best Buy Stocks by CNBC Awaaz – Independence Day 2020
Atmanirbhar Bharat – On the occasion of 74th independence day 15h Aug 2020, CNBC Awaaz has released Best Buy stock for Atmanirbhar Bharat and Vocal for Local theme. It is known fact that when it comes to country no difficulty can come on the way. The feeling of taking the country to high altitudes should […]
Tata, Jio, Patanjali, Byju’s and Unacademy seek to bid for IPL 2020 title sponsorship
Tata Sons, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Patanjali, Dream 11, Byju’s and Unacademy have expressed interest in bidding for the title sponsorship rights of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled to start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said people with knowledge of the matter. A Tata spokesperson confirmed the […]
Facebook bashes Apple for refusing to waive commission fees, seizing on backlash
Facebook said on Friday that Apple had declined its request to waive a 30% commission fee the iPhone maker charges apps listed on iOS devices, taking a shot at its fellow Big Tech peer as developers challenge the policy. The move is the latest salvo in a long-running cold war between two of the world’s […]
Trump orders ByteDance to divest from its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that will force China’s ByteDance to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days. “There is credible evidence that leads me to […]
36 recruiting moves, billion-dollar deals and other indie news
Wealth management earnings may be tumbling, but that hasn’t slowed the rising number of recruiting moves and M&A deals. At least 542 registered representatives managing $34.4 billion in client assets switched their broker-dealers in nearly 150 recruiting grabs announced by independent firms so far this year, according to Financial Planning’s tracking. The 36 moves, executive […]
Weekend Reading for Financial Planners (August 15-16)
Executive Summary Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the latest updates from the SEC on Regulation Best Interest, acknowledging a growing confusion for hybrid broker-dealers (and the consumers that work with their representatives) in trying to delineate when it’s permissible to advertise as a […]
Are FINRA expungement hearing costs about to skyrocket?
Q: I read somewhere that FINRA is now charging almost $10,000 for an expungement hearing instead of $300. Is that right? A: While FINRA has recently raised its fees pretty significantly for expungement cases, it’s not entirely accurate to say it costs $10,000 — at least if you’re only looking at it from the registered […]
Key Expenses to Manage as a Food Truck Owner | Food Truck Accounting
As a food truck owner, there is just too much to do. Ordering food, hiring and training help, preparing food for each day, taking customer orders, cleaning, and the list goes on and on. How can you expect to have time to care about making money?
Five things my Appalachian Trail hike reminded me about my accounting firm
This post is written by Amanda Aguillard, Principal at Aguillard Accounting and National Xero Ambassador. Last month, I tackled one of my bucket list items – hiking a section of the Appalachian Trail. While I consider myself fairly outdoorsy, I’m still the stereotypical mom-slash-CPA. Going into the woods with everything I needed to survive on […]