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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

In the previous article , we looked at how banks make money and how they must meet capital requirements. It’s also important to note that TSR is influenced by various factors beyond a bank’s direct control, such as market conditions, industry trends, and investor sentiment. We will examine each in turn.

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WalMart Margins Set to Plunge? Will Rest of Retail Follow? What About Jobs?

MishTalk

Retail sales reports on Wednesday have me thinking about the strength of the economy, commercial construction, jobs, and profit margins. Let''s start with a look at retail sales. Retail Sales Falter Amid Signs of Global Slowdown. Similarly, Bloomberg reports Weaker Retail Sales Signal Smaller Spending Boost.

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Asset Management – Client Segmentation (Part 3 of 4)

Tom Spencer

Retail Wealth Management. Retail investors are everyday investors without much buyer power. Generally, retail investors are individual investors with liquid investable assets of less than $1 million – although the allure of a more bespoke investment counsel is not compelling until $5 million.

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

1 to 1

Insights into what customers want and need are more important than ever as the economy and market conditions change. What the company found was that refund and replacement inquiries were most common among industries such as retail, public sector, automotive, and manufacturing.

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Hey Janet, It's July 15!

MishTalk

On the economy, Yellen said, "Prospects are favorable for further improvement in the US labor market and the economy more broadly. She didn't provide more specifics about the timing of the first hike in the Fed's benchmark rate since 2006, reiterating that it will depend on the progress shown by the economy and labor market.

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Consulting Interview Questions

CaseInterview.com

If possible, some benchmark data -- either internally (against different stores, regions, plants, etc.) Growth cases are all about a company getting bigger--usually in terms of dollars of revenue, but the measure might also be market share or number of customers. retail stores, online, catalogs, or affiliate partners).

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. But others were surprising, given their states before embarking on transformation.