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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

Around 90% of foreign exchange trading involves the US dollar and, by the end of March 2019, US dollar denominated loans to non-bank borrowers outside America exceeded $11 trillion. One way to manage liquidity risk is to increase your stock of savings. What asset(s) do you think people should buy to manage inflation risk?

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business

For example, at the end of its 2015 fiscal year, Apple’s balance sheet stated tangible assets of $290 billion as a contribution to its annual revenues, with approximately $141 billion worth of intangible assets — a combination of intellectual capital, brand equity, and (investor and consumer) goodwill.

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Cash Flow Relief for Independent Consultants: the CARES Act & Other Ideas

Successful Independent Consulting

I have summarized how the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act applies to self-employed management consultants, whether you’re a single-person entity (sole proprietor, LLC or S-Corp) or if you’re a small business with employees or subcontractors. Credit cards A cash payment from the U.S. x average monthly income).

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What is a Healthy Company?

Markovitz Consulting

In 2019, the organization announced that corporations should be governed to benefit all stakeholders— customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. This philosophy emphasizes respect for employees and is central to their management. What makes for a healthy company?

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

The judgment won’t be paid off until 2019 at the earliest; by then, the total cost will have grown to $53 million. It is not a balance sheet test, but a cash flow test. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

In 2020, the Fed has galloped over the precipice, increasing its balance sheet by around $2.8 As a case in point, from 1975 to 2019 the average annual increase in Harvard tuition was 5.1% Central banks pursue “inflation at any cost” in order to oil the wheels of the credit markets. trillion over the last 5 months.

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