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Tax Forms Explained

MazumaBusinessAccounting

As we approach tax season, it is important to understand different types of tax forms, and why we need them. If you’re hiring a new employee, or trying to report your income tax returns, you have come to the right place! Tax forms are essential for all small businesses and must be filled out properly. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is constantly on the move and requires every small business to file their taxes.

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Things We Take for Granted, and Things We Don’t Miss

The Irrelevant Investor

According to Robert Shiller's Narrative Economics, suitcases with wheels didn't become popular until the mid 90s. This was one of those things that made me stop and think, wow, I haven't once thought about what a pain in the neck it was to travel when you had to carry your luggage I can hear the eye balls rolling. I get it, in terms of life changing inventions, wheels on suitcases are pretty far down the totem pole, but it got me thinking about other things we take for granted, and the things we

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Does Bert change how RIAs should write and optimize their articles and website content?

Midstream Marketing

As part of my job delivering predictable, quality leads for independent financial advisors on a regular basis, naturally a big part of my focus involves staying up-to-date on all things Google. So when I began hearing rumblings of yet another “major” Google algorithm change rolling out – this one affectionately called BERT – naturally a slow, creeping sense of dread began to take over.

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A Climate Change Reckoning For The Municipal Bond Market

Brown Advisory

A Climate Change Reckoning For The Municipal Bond Market ajackson Mon, 12/02/2019 - 12:38 What do Houston, Miami and Phoenix have in common? Besides being among the biggest and fastest-growing cities in the U.S., they are also facing some of the biggest risks from climate change. Phoenix already suffers from a heat-wave season that grows longer and more intense every year.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Animal Spirits: It’s What it Is

The Irrelevant Investor

On today’s show we talk about Breathtaking (Seinfeld) Five economic reasons Why to be thankful Why child care is so ridiculously expensive This is nothing like 1999 Robinhood pulls out of banking Narrative violation Butt influencers We got lit up for this daycare take What would you do with $800 million a year? Listen here Charts Tweets [link] [link] Recommendations Young Money Russ Roberts and Free Market Health Care The post Animal Spirits: It’s What it Is appeared first on The Irrelevan

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Animal Spirits Talk Your Book: Elimination Alpha – How to XOUT Your Portfolio Losers

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits Talk Your Book is presented by Graniteshares Topics discussed XOut summary How many losers are in the S&P 500? So many losers XOut Fact Sheet Listen below: Charts The post Animal Spirits Talk Your Book: Elimination Alpha – How to XOUT Your Portfolio Losers appeared first on The Irrelevant Investor.

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A Climate Change Reckoning For The Municipal Bond Market

Brown Advisory

A Climate Change Reckoning For The Municipal Bond Market. ajackson. Mon, 12/02/2019 - 12:38. What do Houston, Miami and Phoenix have in common? Besides being among the biggest and fastest-growing cities in the U.S., they are also facing some of the biggest risks from climate change. Phoenix already suffers from a heat-wave season that grows longer and more intense every year.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles There is a difference between an expert, whose talent should always be celebrated, and a guru, whose flaws should never be questioned. By Morgan Housel It was a masterful, completely legal and utterly ruthless move. By Dave Nadig Once they are gone, you are the one who will have to tell their stories. By Nick Maggiulli Nothing grew faster than per-child spending on child care, which increased by a factor of 21—or approximately 2,000 percent—in those 40 years.

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Obviously, It’s Not Obvious

The Irrelevant Investor

On Thanksgiving, for the first time in a long time, I saw E.T. on my television set. Xfinity brought our little brown friend back to life in a commercial and I felt like a child all over again. [link] E.T. became the fourth highest grossing movie of all-time thanks to the magical story telling of Steven Spielberg and the powerful music by John Williams.

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The Portfolio Gap

The Irrelevant Investor

Dalbar is known for publishing a study on returns from equity funds compared to the returns that investors capture in those same funds. Every year reveals the same message: The average investor, with remarkable consistency, underperforms their own investments, ostensibly by buying and selling at inopportune times. The methodology behind the study has been under assault for at least the last 15 years.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.