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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Having consistent cash flow is one of the hardest parts about being self-employed, especially when youre just starting your business. To improve cash flow, I recommend subcontracting as a way to generate income while you continue to build your own business. It can be difficult for veterans, too! What makes you stand out?

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business

Similarly, considering greater accruals (which represent the difference between reported income and operating cash flows) to measure short-term orientation has its difficulties. It assumes that a smaller proportion of cash flows in earnings indicates a myopic firm. Corporate culture. Compensation structure.

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How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

Harvard Business

These low-cost and reliable sources of funds are from taxpayer-insured deposits and the Federal Reserve’s discount window. The design and user experience aspect is especially out of sync with bank culture, and many banks struggle with internal resistance. Banks’ cost of capital is typically 50 basis points or less.

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Investing in Gold ETFs

Tom Spencer

In many cultures, owning gold is still considered a status symbol of affluence and good fortune. This approach seeks to benefit from the large free cash flows that successful gold mining companies are likely to generate during a gold bull market. An insurance policy in uncertain times. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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BitGold Now Available in US! Why BitGold?

MishTalk

Brink’s”), which insures gold through third party insurance providers. Compare that to GoldMoney, which has paid out cash dividends democratically to all shareholders for several years highlighting owners income and free-cash-flow generation. It is also the first gold-based card of any kind available in the US.

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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

Earlier that month, the administrative assistant informed everyone that health insurance costs would rise without additional subsidies and no one would receive holiday bonuses this year. Subsequently, stacks of uneaten pizza remained on the break room table for hours — a stale reminder of a stale culture. So, What’s Wrong with Pizza?

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My Struggles with Suicide

CaseInterview.com

At the time, I remember building a financial model of what my life insurance policy death benefit could produce in monthly cash flow with reasonable assumptions for inflation and rate of return. I remember looking at the output page of the model and the final cell… monthly cash flow. I stared at the screen.

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