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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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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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

Steve Shu Consulting

One sea change included the evolution of the bond market in the late 70s and most importantly, a shift in investor mindset to thinking about risk and return (which was not the way investors thought about investments back then). How will the finance community and its distribution networks address such behavioral considerations?

Finance 30
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M&A Update from ACG

Martinka Consulting

While the panel spoke of middle market deals a lot of what they covered applies to the lower middle market. Here are my top 10 takeaways, with my comments: It’s a frothy valuation market – sure is although my market has the two sanity checks the larger deals don’t have. 20x plus at $50 million plus deals.

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Bond Market Misconceptions, Facts, and Fallacies; Bond Market About to Collapse?

MishTalk

For example, please consider Will the Last Person to Leave the Treasury Market Please Turn Out the Lights? Mish : Correct, depending on the definition of "much". Mish : Correct depending on the definition of "soaring", but also assuming governments did not rein in debt and also depending on actions of other central banks.

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Is your small business making enough profit?

Asamby Consulting

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. Never Miss a New Post - Subscribe to our Newsletter!

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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.