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Consultant Ninja: The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part I.

Consultant Ninja

For the period of 2006-2008, I was somewhat entranced by the wizardry (and compensation) of my finance peers. One colleague, a Deutche Bank leveraged finance Associate, expressed interest in joining my consulting firm until he learned that it would entail a 70% pay cut, for example. The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part I.

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Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. The citys definitely going to need help," Mr. Joyce said. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture has been studied for many years resulting in many different models and definitions. A more simplified working definition of organizational culture is how things get done within the organization when no one is watching. Inequity and discrimination result from failure, one person at a time, one action at a time (Greenleaf, 2008).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: "Win-Win" Situation for.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Now just imagine the temptation for employers to reduce someone from 32 hours (considered part-time before Obamacare) to 29 hours or 25 hours because the Obamacare definition sets the definition of part-time at 30 hours. December 2008 (85). August 2008 (93).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Gold Backwardation.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recall the definition of backwardation: Current price above future delivery price. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

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Just How Distorted is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Number?

MishTalk

Rick Newman, writing for Yahoo Finance posted the following table in Here Are the Real Labor Force Dropouts. It''s All In The Definition. goes back to mid-2008. If you use my definition, " you are unemployed if you want a job and do not have one " then the starting point is 10.9%. Yet the trend is unmistakable.

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Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia

Tom Spencer

Definitions. Accenture offers management consulting services covering finance & performance management, talent & organisation performance, strategy, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. July 31, 2008 at 7:06 am. October 17, 2008 at 3:40 am. October 23, 2008 at 9:53 am. A good job.