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Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time

Martinka Consulting

On June 2, 2018 Jason Zweig’s article in the Wall Street Journal was titled, “ The Fanciful Alphabet Soup Companies Use to Fool You.” Zweig writes that any form of modified profit isn’t cash flow. I get the feeling many people, even in my industry, don’t understand the difference between profit, Ebitda, and cash flow.

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CEO Oasis: Relief for “Loneliness at the Top”

Emerson Consulting Group

For months now, Steve has been struggling over cash-flow problems with no solution in sight. That would only send them slipping out the door with updated resumes in search of positions more secure elsewhere. As part of his ongoing column in Money Inc.

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Inflate the Swimming Toys Not Your Assets

Martinka Consulting

On August 24 my phone buzzed with a news flash from The Wall Street Journal. Yes, they can inflate their resume, like they do for jobs, and that’s why relationship is so important. Cash flow is, however, the tricky one. The reason is supposedly “to secure favorable loans and tax benefits.”. Why didn’t the bank(s) verify?