Technology vendors are offering special discounts to entice financial advisors scrambling to find a new digital platform before Oranj closes its doors on Dec. 31. The fintech marketplace is a competitive one, and Oranj’s short notice to advisors that it was shutting down at year’s end provides a truncated period to win over new business […]
Archives for December 2020
International Volunteer Day: Why supporting our communities and non-profits has never been so important
It’s International Volunteer Day tomorrow, Saturday 5 December, and I’ve been reflecting on my own involvement with One Girl. This amazing Australia-based charity runs a girl-led education program in Sierra Leone and Uganda. Many of us were born and raised in environments where education is the norm, and we take this for granted. But this […]
International Volunteer Day: Why supporting our communities and non-profits has never been so important
It’s International Volunteer Day tomorrow, Saturday 5 December, and I’ve been reflecting on my own involvement with One Girl. This amazing Australia-based charity runs a girl-led education program in Sierra Leone and Uganda. Many of us were born and raised in environments where education is the norm, and we take this for granted. But this […]
Why kindness is now a business trend (and possibly a big one)
Businesses have relied a lot on the goodwill of suppliers, customers, and employees this year. They cut each other slack on bills, worked hard to fill orders, and rallied around peers and competitors alike. It was a nice reminder that there are people at the centre of every business transaction. Measuring goodwill The #buylocal movement […]
IP PINs to be available to all individuals in 2021
Starting in January, the IRS will allow all individuals to receive an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN). The IRS announced (IR-2020-267) on Wednesday that it will unveil a portal in mid-January 2021, expanding to all individual taxpayers the opt-in program to voluntarily receive an IP PIN. The expanded initiative is part of the […]
Xerox DocuShare Bugs Allows Data Leaks
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Healthcare 2021: Cyberattacks to Center on COVID-19 Spying, Patient Data
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Aberdeen Standard adds sustainable fund range
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new sustainable fund of funds range under its ‘MyFolio’ brand. The range includes five risk-graded, multi-asset portfolios that aim to do “more good and less harm,” the company says. The five funds provide different combinations of investment risk and return. The target for each is to generate growth […]
OK, I’m available in your Tesla now too
We get a lot of feedback from fans about the podcast, which has just cracked the top 50 list of Investing podcasts in America by the way, and one of the suggestions we’ve gotten is to get the show on TuneIn. I didn’t know this but TuneIn is the streaming radio player for Tesla cars. […]
The 21st century bookkeeper – Accounting Today
Do you consider yourself “just a bookkeeper?” If so, it’s time to stop. The role of today’s bookkeeper often extends well beyond simply managing a business’s books. In fact, as one practitioner of the art put it, the bookkeeper of the 21st century is more akin to a conductor. “I use analogies a lot, and […]