The Better Letter

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Subscribe now Share The Better Letter Get more from Bob Seawright in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the app TRIGGER WARNING: I’m going to do some sports math nerding-out this week. Education is an abstraction, he said; it’s about certificates and accreditation. Learning is different.

Numbers 93

Numbers Education Management Math 93

Good Financial Cents

MARCH 15, 2023

Despite declining overall employment numbers in the field, there are close to 400,000 job openings annually for customer service representatives, according to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics – a testament to how critical the industry is to the U.S. You must also possess solid math and cash-handling skills and be able to multitask.

Communication 69

Communication Education Retail Banking 69

Good Financial Cents

APRIL 14, 2023

something percent being paid on savings accounts, or >1% being paid on 12-month certificates of deposit. Debt numbers like that can keep a lot of young people from ever getting out of the starting gate. Skills Needed: Training, experience, and certifications in any common trade or skill. million people owe $1.75

Accounting 91

Accounting Communication Investing Investments 91

Clever Girl Finance

JULY 6, 2023

Bookkeeping and accounting If you liked math in school and have a knack for numbers, you might make a great bookkeeper. Do you have a certification for basic pet first aid in case of an emergency? Before jumping into any animal-centered small business ideas for women, make sure you’ve evaluated potential risks.

Clients 105

Clients Media License Advertising 105

Clever Girl Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In real numbers, that works out to 57 million people! Data entry jobs are one of the best entry level work from home jobs where you are behind a computer or laptop, and you input data – numbers or any other information such as phone logs into a database. Be sure to get any necessary certifications and training first.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Engineering Certification Communication 52

Clever Girl Finance

AUGUST 2, 2022

Some quick math for the value of your $10,000 after a certain number of years: 10 years: $20,000. Index funds are appealing to many investors because they expose you to a large number of stocks. If you’re extra conservative with your money and want to ensure its safekeeping, a Certificate of Deposit (CD) can work.

Education 59

Education Retirement Investing Investments 59

The Big Picture

JULY 29, 2024

Not only has she been named to a number of hundred most influential women in finance, I don’t know many people who have seen as much of this industry on the front lines as she has for as long as she has, and is now in a position to very much drive change within the industry as CEO. Natalie Wolfson is CEO of Orion.

Clients 147

Clients Portfolio Financial Advisor Investing 147

Good Financial Cents

APRIL 19, 2023

The term “turnkey” means the numbers have been crunched, the home may have been rehabbed, and may already include tenants! Investing in a certificate of deposit is a great-low risk strategy to accrue interest risk-free. Roofstock is a marketplace of turnkey single-family homes for sale. It could save you thousands in the long run!

Accounting 105

Accounting Investing Investments Media 105

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I have lots of different ways I can get that number to go up. It’s still a fairly small number. So as much as I’m personally still a pretty strong skeptic of active management, I mean, I understand the math, and the odds are not in your favor. I read all those academic papers, I understand where the math comes from.

Management 278

Management Assets Portfolio Investing 278

The Big Picture

AUGUST 23, 2022

And I was kind of intrigued and so I said, can we discuss it, and he laid it out on a conference table and I said, what’s this number? And then I said, what’s this number down here, and he said, this is last year’s earnings. And that number was $160 million. So, I did the math, 20 million times a hundred.

Government 321

Government Banking Numbers Investing 321

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 3, 2023

You’re doing a lot of math in your head on the Fly. I’m doing, I’m doing an awful lot of math in my head on the fly. If you look at the, if you look at the filing and you look at the size of the company and the revenue, the entire yearly revenue numbers would be a bad quarter right? That’s unbelievable.

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Taxes Banking Clients Management 280