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Here's the best financial advice the country's top advisors ever got

Financial advisors need money tips, too. In fact, sometimes a salient piece of advice led them into the industry. We asked advisors from firms that made the FA 100 list for 2019 for the best money and investing advice tips they ever received.

Here are the 10 companies with the most cash on hand

Several companies, including Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet and Apple are sitting on more than $100 billion dollars of cash, which is leading some on Wall Street to question why America's largest companies aren't spending.

20 healthcare investment niches and 3 things to know: The evolution of healthcare as an...

Private equity investment in the healthcare industry has grown considerably in recent yeras. Here are 20 investment niches to know and three observations on the evolution of healthcare as an investment area.

Private equity firms should be abolished

In his latest BIG newsletter, Matt Stoller (previously) relates the key moments in the history of private equity, from its roots in the notorious “leveraged buyouts” of the 1980s, and e…

How to pick the best dividend stocks

Investing in companies with increasing dividends like Disney and Starbucks can really pay off.

5 lessons from my $650,000 lunch with Warren Buffett

In 2008, hedge fund manager Guy Spier had a ‘power lunch’ with famed investor Warren Buffett. Here’s what he learned.

5 Tax Tips for Millennials

Winging it on your taxes? You could be missing out on significant savings or worse yet, be endangering your finances and freedom by not knowing the basics.

Is Working Capital Management dead (again)?

Working capital management is critical for every business. Some people claim that it is dead. This article argues that it shouldn't be.

Is human intervention hiding in your Human Capital Management?

At the heart of human capital management processes is the fact that human intervention in a business’s HCM is costly.

Questions To Ask Your Kalispell Service Advisor

We find that a lot of Kalispell automotive service and repair customers are initially a little tentative when they talk with their automotive service advisors. They may want to ask questions, but don't want to be embarrassed or appear unknowledgeable.

Workday talks machine learning and the future of human capital management

The head of HCM (human capital management) at Workday explains how machine learning and data are shaping how large organizations manage talent, retain employees, and execute quickly.

The Benefits an Integrated ERP and Human Capital Management System Bring to Your Business

Human Capital Management (HCM) is a critical part of every business. Read on to learn why it should be integrated with ERP.

Could Aflac’s Contentiousness Spell Wealth Creation?

At Smead Capital Management, we like to combine the qualitative aspects of a meritorious company with the temporary contentiousness of deeply out-of-favor psychology. We have found in our research that using qualitative attributes alone can be very expensive. Additionally, we feel that just buying stocks off of the out-of-favor junk pile can lead you to bankruptcy court if the companies fail to turnaround.

Portfolio Management: Which Risks to Take

At Smead Capital Management, we make it a practice of constantly reviewing our discipline of stock selection and portfolio management. Like a sports agent compares athletes, one of the ways we do this is to follow competitors with proven track records of success. Many portfolio managers of U.S. large-cap equity funds have had a very difficult time during the last several years in the U.S. stock…

VIDEO: Do You View Your Service Advisors as Salespeople?

Financial Management Tips For Large Families

Financial Management For Large Families: Tips To Keep Your Family’s Finances On Track<br>aving a large...

Financial Management Trends And Tactics

Is it really time to turn the corner on a new year again? Things move so quickly these days, it’s ea...

What Is Personal Financial Management (PFM)?

Dinner at Your Doorstep

Meal delivery services have been around for a long time. Most consumers have ordered pizza or Chinese food and had that food delivered.

It's time to learn the basics of financial management in medical school

It seems counter-intuitive but the time to learn the basics of financial management is during medical school.