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Archives for April 2021
How Standardized Dashboards Promote Coaching Within Your Franchise
The ideal candidate to run a franchise location doesn’t necessarily have to obtain a strong financial acumen. We often see franchise advertisements focused on a strong sales, industry and management experience. However, the heart of soul of any profitable business still remains to be the financials. Our mission is to provide franchise organizations with easy, […]
IRS extends penalty relief for pandemic payroll credits
To continue to allow employers to take immediate advantage of various credits enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS is permitting eligible employers who pay qualifying wages to retain an amount of the payroll taxes equal to the amount of qualifying wages that they paid, rather than deposit them with the IRS. Monday’s […]
Australian Accounting Awards 2021 shaping up to be closely contested – AccountantsDaily
The Australian Accounting Awards, now in its eighth year, is the only independent awards program for accountants in Australia. There is still time to nominate yourself or an outstanding colleague, with submissions now set to close on 16 April. Backed by principal partner Intuit QuickBooks, the awards recognise success, professionalism and innovation among Australian accountants. […]
Banks make a lot of money when the Fed + Treasury outlaw losses
(You can listen to this post above via our podcast series on The Goldmine) This morning’s explosive quarterly earnings report from JPMorgan is a reminder that ever since financial losses were outlawed last year, Wall Street banks have become insanely profitable. With trillions of dollars worth of stimulus available – both fiscal and monetary – […]
The Overlooked ROI Of Return Of Premium Term Insurance
Executive Summary Philosophically, financial advisors can have quite polarized viewpoints when it comes to the relative importance of protection and accumulation benefits of life insurance. On one end of the spectrum is a “buy term and invest the difference” philosophy that prioritizes protection above all else at the lowest cost possible. On the other end […]
DB transfer values rebound in March
DB pension transfer values recovered in March after dipping in February, according to the monthly XPS Transfer Watch. Expectations of rising inflation this year caused DB transfer values to rebound, the pension consultant said. Transfer values recovered about one-third of the sharp fall they experienced in February. According to XPS this was due to “rising […]
Improving accessibility for people living with a disability
The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has offered many societal benefits, and has undoubtedly improved our overall quality of life. Statistics show that by the end of 2018, there were an estimated 22 billion IoT-connected devices in use worldwide, and this number has only grown since, says Jocelyn Brown. The British technologist Kevin Ashton coined […]
Treasury yields rise slightly following key inflation data
U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly on Wednesday morning, following a slightly higher-than-expected inflation reading in the previous session. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed to 1.634% at 4:20 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond advanced to 2.314%. Yields move inversely to prices. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that the […]
Ex-Northwestern Mutual practice folds into new RIA aggregator
An RIA aggregator that launched into the crowded sector earlier this year has made its first M&A deal and opened its first location on the West Coast. Financial advisor Kristin Bartlow joined Journey Strategic Wealth after nearly a dozen years with Northwestern Mutual, where she had grown the ensemble practice to a team of four […]