Choosing your accounting method is the first step in handling your company’s books. If you’re a small business owner, you may prefer the simplicity of cash basis as opposed to accrual or modified cash-basis accounting. But before solidifying your decision, learn the pros and cons of cash-basis accounting. A little bit about the 3 accounting […]
Archives for 2020
German employment hits record high in 2019, but momentum fades
BERLIN (Reuters) – German employment reached a record high in 2019 as higher labor-market participation and increased immigration of foreign workers more than offset demographic change, the statistics office said on Thursday. The number of people with jobs rose by 402,000, or 0.9%, to 45.3 million despite weaker economic growth last year, the office said. […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 24: Improving Work-Life Balance In 2020 And Giving Yourself Permission To Rest
Executive Summary With the beginning of 2020 upon us, we find ourselves not only ringing in a new year, but also welcoming a whole new decade! And with these new beginnings comes the perfect opportunity to review our most important personal and professional goals, set new intentions, readjust (or even abandon) old ones, and explore […]
Tech bounces back as best performing sector of 2010s
Technology funds bounced back to lead global markets over the past decade but energy funds fared badly with funds in this sector forming half of the top 10 worst performers, according to analysis by Willis Owen. The top ten performing funds were a mix of technology focused, Japanese small cap and UK Smaller companies, said Willis […]
Quilter to return £375m to shareholders after life arm sale
Wealth management and Financial Planning group Quilter is planning to return £375m to shareholders following the sale of Quilter Life Assurance. Quilter sold the business in August 2019 to ReAssure Group and raised a total of £445m from the sale including £20m in interest up to the completion date of 31 December. The sale was structured […]
Future’s ‘sabse saste din’ sale to debut on Amazon
Future Group’s ‘Sabse Saste Din’ sale, centred around Republic Day, will also feature on Amazon.in, reflecting a broadening of the alliance between the two sides, said two persons with knowledge of the matter. Items are offered at a discount during the sale that runs for five-six days at Future Group stores such as Big Bazaar […]
Pete Buttigieg raised a huge $24.7 million haul in the fourth quarter, campaign says
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million in the final quarter of 2019, according to an email his campaign sent out Wednesday morning. Since entering the race in April, he’s raised $76 million, the email said, with 733,000 individual donors making up that sum. Buttigieg received his largest donor share in the fourth quarter […]
EC launches online system to let new parties track status of registration applications
The salient features of the Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System is that applicants, applying for the party registration from January 1, will be able to track the progress of his/her application and will get the status update through SMS and e-mail.PTI | Updated: January 02, 2020, 01:14 IST
INFOGRAPHIC: Why Franchise Owners Should Care About Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Whether you’re running a single franchise or a multi-unit operation, your franchise needs to generate enough gross profits to keep your business going. The cost of goods sold to revenue ratio is an important indicator of how much money you’re spending to generate that much-needed revenue—and profit. This infographic explains why COGS should matter to […]
7 Highest Dividend Paying Stocks in India
Highest Dividend Paying Stocks – When it comes to investing in stock market or mutual funds, investors’ gives preference to capital appreciation over dividend payment. A capital appreciation means rise in the capital investment. On the other hand dividend payout means payment of the profit made by company to the stock holders. Well, investing money […]