Business budgeting season is coming into the home stretch, making it time to consider important factors such as: Will your budget for next year be a rock-solid financial roadmap? Will it ensure financial stability? Will it allow for critical growth?…
Budgeting and Forecasting
Looking ahead to the next year, the majority of CFOs have focused their upcoming investment strategies on three key areas: technology, sales and marketing. That’s the gist of Grant Thornton’s new Q3 2024 CFO Survey, which garnered insight from more…
The clock is ticking for union dockworkers and port owners to work out a labor contract and prevent a walkout. The union seems prepared to strike -- and the effects will ripple far and wide. The Sourcing Journal reports that…
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in four years. Fed members told us back in the summer a rate cut was a near certainty for its September meeting. Most financial experts and many of the betting…
The outcome of the presidential race and which party will control the House and Senate is too close to call. But a handful of economic ideas touted by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand a good chance of becoming reality…
2024 is a great time to be employed for anyone who can create and read a balance sheet. Or manage an audit. Or close the books. You get the idea! The most successful companies in nearly every industry sector are…
It’s that time of year again: Employer health insurance plans are up for renewal. For finance leaders, this period can feel like a lottery. If your plan only increases by a few percentage points, you’ve won by avoiding catastrophe. But…
Who says Democrats and Republicans can't agree? A few weeks back, Donald Trump advocated for eliminating taxes on tips of workers in the hospitality and service sector. Now his opponent Kamala Harris is also pledging to cut taxes on tip…
So is the long-predicted recession near -- or here already? Depends on who you ask. The traditional bellwether of a recession, gross domestic product (GDP), says it's not. After all, GDP grew by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter of 2024,…
Americans use more healthcare services than any other people. So we pay more as a result -- and the cost is going up every year. 2025 won't be an exception. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute (HRI) warns group health plan costs…
Businesses that let new customers sign up via a click of the mouse may be forced to make cancellation of a subscription just as easy. The so-called click-to-cancel rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on track to…
Many businesses are hesitant to spend big bucks on capital improvements or new equipment due to inflation, high interest rates and economic uncertainty. But there's at least one very good reason for not waiting until next year to address a…