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A Game Plan for Funding Carbon Offsets

Harvard Business

Most businesses will be reluctant to tie up capital in this way, but such projects can be (and have been) financed by perpetual bonds, which represent attractive investments for investors such as university endowments that have very long liability streams extending far into the future.

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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 3)

Markovitz Consulting

If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good. Similarly, most finance departments in large companies cut their activities to a bare minimum during the month-end close of the books, which often can take up well over a week.

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Compound Errors

CaseInterview.com

When you misunderstand the problem, almost by definition any solution you take will be incorrect — and in an airplane that may be fatal. Here’s the thing: When you manage the finances of a corporation, there are some legitimate things you can do to “manage your earnings.” Is it turning right or is it turning left? Learn from it.

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Howard Marks’ Memo Spotlights Major Shift in Investing Approach, Raises Behavioral Considerations

Steve Shu Consulting

While I definitely oversimplify (you need to read the memo), the fuel of declining interest rates are unlikely to be a tailwind at our backs as compared to the prior 40 years. As a behavioral finance person, I see some perils of using fast, autonomous thinking and the need to try to use more slow, reflective thinking.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal). For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters. liquidity risk, interest rate risk, default risk).

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Want to Conduct Organizational Assessments? Here's How to Get Started

Consulting Matters

But I'll just tell you here what's really important is you definitely want to make sure that you don't have managers and employees in the same focus group, you need to keep them separate. Sometimes legal and finance, they can be in a group together. Sometimes legal and finance, they can be in a group together.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

While this might not be essential for all consultants, it’s definitely a useful skill that is becoming increasingly commonplace as technology continues to advance. An MBA program will provide you with a strong foundation in business principles and give you the opportunity to specialize in areas like strategy, marketing, or finance.