It is exhilarating to be involved in an innovative and fast-paced technology sector with the potential to transform lives and disrupt business models, acting as a real global gamechanger. IoT is just that, says Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye. Its potential across a diversity of sectors from medicine to manufacturing and logistics to retail is immense […]
Archives for June 2021
EOFY New Beginnings Series: Why this bookkeeper changed his small business to a franchise
Going it alone in small business is tough. There is a long list of reasons why many don’t make it past the first few years. It was then he decided to join First Class Accounts. Just a year on, Peter of First Class Accounts Moorooka, had a list of clients. His dream of small business […]
Mercer acquires AFI Wealth Strategies
In a deal taking advantage of its new custodial relationship with Raymond James, RIA aggregator Mercer Global Advisors acquired a high-net-worth practice. A. Farah Investments’ AFI Wealth Strategies (AFI), a Wisconsin-based wealth management firm with about $240 million assets under management, sold to private equity-backed Mercer, the parties said on June 23. While the firms […]
Next batch of ‘Dirty Dozen’ warns of personal info scams
In the second installment of this year’s IRS “Dirty Dozen” list, which highlights common tax-related scams, the IRS cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for deceptive schemes in the form of emails, text or social media messages, and phone calls (IR-2021-137). In what has become an annual ritual, the Service each year highlights 12 […]
Billion Dollar Roth IRA
5:30pm ET LIVE premiere today – Subscribe for the alert! Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Rally Runs Out of Steam? – The S&P 500 Index hit a new […]
The Many Saints of Newark trailer hits!
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Why Crypto Accounting Should Be Addressed By The Financial Accounting Standards Board – Forbes
With the news that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is asking for feedback on its future research agenda, there is no shortage of important areas to address. Getty getty That said, and not taking away from the other important topics, the case for the FASB to take up the question of developing crypto specific […]
Moderna says Covid vaccine shows promise in a lab setting against variants, including delta
A health care worker prepares a dose of the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine at the Pacheco vaccination center in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Geert Vanden Wijngaert | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moderna said Tuesday its Covid-19 vaccine showed promise in a lab setting against coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious delta variant […]
Do You Know Your Business’s Cost of Goods Sold?
Before you can begin looking into your business’s profit, you need to understand and know how to calculate cost of goods sold (COGS). So, where do you begin? Start here by learning all about COGS, including how to determine cost of goods sold and what you can use it for. What is cost of goods […]
Trust fund fraudster sentenced to 2 years
A Leicester woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after stealing a pensioner’s life savings after falsely promising to repay it when she inherited a £3.5m trust fund that did not exist. Maria Marston took over £55,000 from her victim in 2006 and 2007, assuring the 83-year-old that she would be repaid on […]