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The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Learn Accounting, Invest Better One of the most useful subjects to understand as an investor is financial accounting.  |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Learn Accounting, Invest Better I was recently asked, "What kind of college course could I take that would make me a better investor?" Here's my answer.  |
PC World August 2002 Richard Morochove |
Good Low-Cost Accounting Simply Accounting 9 is a solid value for small business accounting.  |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Jim Schoettler |
Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret Traditional stock option accounting practices lead companies to overstate their net income. Here is a look at how significant these overstatements are, who's responsible for fixing the problem, and what they're doing about it to place themselves and their investors in an advantageous position.  |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Hope Nelson-Pope |
Foolish Book Review: "The Accounting Game" The Accounting Game: Basic Accounting Fresh From the Lemonade Stand by Darrell Mullis and Judith Handler Orloff summarily demystifies financial statements and systematically educates readers with simple illustrations.  |
CFO June 1, 2008 Scott Leibs |
Principles vs. Practices A new study says chief financial officers think financial statements are too complex for the average investor.  |
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 |
Great Company, Fair Price, or Fair Company, Great Price? Investors, make sure both the company and the price are attractive before you buy.  |
InternetNews October 30, 2009 |
Microsoft Axes Office Accounting Software What will Microsoft's Office Accounting users do now that the company will soon kill off the product?  |
PC World September 2005 Richard Morochove |
Peachtree 2006 Adds Accounting Review New audit tests make the latest Peachtree editions worthwhile for small businesses.  |
Entrepreneur April 2005 Nichole L. Torres |
Count Me In Scared of numbers? With these accounting tips, you won't be afraid of small-business accounting anymore.  |
CFO March 2009 Leone & Reason |
How Extreme Is the Makeover? Two years from now, balance sheets might not balance.  |
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2005 Maria Wakem |
Hedge Fund Accounting San Francisco-based Advent Software released Advent for Global Hedge Funds, a trading, partnership and fund accounting solution for large, complex funds.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Avoid Number-Crunching Errors Don't get your millions and billions confused as you research companies and calculate various measures. Keep all numbers in the same format, and formulas should work smoothly.  |
CFO September 1, 2012 Kathleen Hoffelder |
Mind the GAAP Alternatives More accounting options for small and mid size companies are on the way.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 23, 2006 Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Financial Reporting Goes Global As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. Harvard professor Gregory Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position to be a leader in the international accounting environment.  |
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Chastised for Unreliable Financial Data If the Pentagon were audited by the IRS, it would fail miserably. That is the conclusion of a recent inspector general report that blasted the Defense Department for its incoherent accounting and financial systems.  |
CFO April 1, 2008 Alan Rappeport |
One Standard, Many Laws Accounting convergence could be derailed by countries making too many modifications.  |
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How Foreign Firms Can Attract U.S. Investors: Overcoming 'Home Bias' There are clearly substantial benefits to foreign firms that are able to attract U.S. investors in terms of lowering the cost of capital.  |
InternetNews March 29, 2007 Paul Shread |
Dell Finds 'Evidence of Misconduct' Dell shares fell in late trading Thursday after the company once again delayed its annual report because of growing accounting concerns... Red Hat fell on its quarterly results... Stocks posted modest gains... etc.  |
PC World September 2004 Richard Morochove |
Latest Peachtree Offers Few Additions The small-business accounting software provides several worthwhile enhancements for businesses that sell products, but few advantages for the service industry.  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Jim Mueller |
Foolish Book Review: "How to Read a Financial Report" Investors, John A. Tracy's book should give you a fresh appreciation of the importance of financial reports.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Special Issue 2005 Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis.  |
IndustryWeek August 19, 2009 |
Lean Accounting's Quest For Acceptance Despite growing interest, proponents say there's still a long way to go before lean accounting becomes a mainstream practice.  |
IDB America June 2001 Daniel Drosdoff |
International accounting standards: A good investment A corporate finance expert explains why better accounting standards boost confidence and attract investors...  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Anders Bylund |
Dell Is Hungry Again "OK" results aren't good enough for Dell anymore. That's great news for shareholders.  |
Science News July 2, 2005 |
Evolution at the Academies This Web site provides access to books, position statements, and additional material on evolution education and research.  |
InternetNews March 15, 2004 Clint Boulton |
VERITAS to Restate Earnings Latest instance of questionable accounting forces storage software maker to tweak its earnings statements over a three-year period.  |
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Yalman Onaran |
An International Spat Over Bank Bookkeeping A dispute between the U.S. and international accounting standards boards is holding up a global agreement.  |
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You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals.  |
U.S. Banker January 2002 |
Trust Big Accounting Firms? Arthur Andersen, the huge accounting firm, hides behind legal technicalities to excuse itself for approving Enron's financial statements. Rather than working for shareholders and investors as it is supposed to, Andersen seems to have done whatever Enron's management wanted it to...  |
Wall Street & Technology September 23, 2005 |
Growth Spurt TowerGroup estimates that by 2009, annual spending on portfolio accounting will reach nearly $1 billion.  |
PC World May 2006 Richard Morochove |
Small Business Pro: Cheap but Hard to Use A poor interface mars Avanquest's bundle of tools for accounting, financial forecasting, and business plan creation.  |
PC World March 2003 Richard Morochove |
Simply Accounting: Simply a Better Buy Intuit QuickBooks is brimming with financial planning features, but the lower-priced Simply Accounting is a worthy rival.  |
Wall Street & Technology June 13, 2006 |
SunGard Upgrades Platform The newest version of InvesTier provides domestic and offshore hedge funds and funds of funds with partnership accounting, fee calculation and equalization accounting capabilities.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Dueling Fools: Dell Bear Some cheap stocks are cheap for a reason (which, of course, may eventually show those prices were actually dear), and investors should consider Dell to be one of those stocks at this juncture.  |
CFO February 1, 2003 Julia Homer |
Rule-makers The stage is set for a major shift in accounting practice.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Dueling Fools: Dell Bull Michael Dell's return to the CEO post may not be the cure-all, but he does own around 10% of the stock and has a major vested interest in whipping Dell back into shape. Now's the time to buy in.  |
FDIC FYI July 24, 2002 |
Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.  |
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Feeling Burned by Accounting Scams in the U.S.? Just Look Overseas Self-dealing and the misappropriation of profits at the expense of minority shareholders is much more common in other countries due to the weaker legal measures protecting such stockholders.  |
CFO July 15, 2008 Leibs & Reason |
IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating.  |
U.S. Banker February 2002 Robert A. Bennett |
Designer-Made Earning Reports It has become popular for companies to dream up their own methods of accounting. The greatest danger is fooling oneself...  |
IDB America June 2001 Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards  |
PC World April 2004 Richard Morochove |
New QuickBooks, Simply Accounting Ship Two accounting packages now come in industry-specific flavors.  |
Wall Street & Technology December 12, 2007 Cory Levine |
TKS' Penny Gets a Pickup TKS Solutions has expanded the feature set of its flagship partnership and shareholder accounting software, Penny.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
Accounting For Lean Tastes Manufacturers are showing growing support for lean accounting, which proponents say more accurately reflects activities of a lean organization.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 Elliott Orsillo |
Bank Shareholders Unite! Recent congressional action may have stimulated the market, but at what cost to bank stocks?  |
PC Magazine August 30, 2006 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Fine-Tune Your Finances It's time to get your company's financial house in order. Here are the basics you need to know when buying accounting software.  |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Where Assets Go When They Retire A new liability is going to start cropping up on balance sheets. Don't worry: That's a good thing. It's important to comprehend accounting in order to better understand the companies in which we invest.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Seth Jayson |
GM's New Clothes What, exactly, are GM shareholders on the hook for here? How much of their future returns have been promised to labor? And doesn't this shove-it-all-into-the-future arrangement sound a little bit too much like the stuff that got GM into so much trouble in the first place?  |
PC World Richard Morochove |
Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008 Better integration with the Web and easier setup add to value of this accounting program, despite price hike from last year's version.  |