Did you know that 10th of November was the date chosen as the International Accounting Day because it was on this day in 1494 when the “Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita“, the very first record on double entry book-keeping …
Spreadsheets have been around us for quite some time and they have been developed in to a handy tool. Some of them are propriety like Microsoft office and some can be used under creative commons license like open office. When it …
Increasing number of students both young and adult is getting enrolled for different types of online courses. Key advantages of online learning are flexibility and convenience. But online learning could be a lot more challenging than it may seem. Have …
We currently live in a world of constrained resources, growing populations and climate emergencies that indicate that humans are exceeding the planetary boundaries placed on them as a species. If critical tipping points are reached, our very survival is at …
“The appropriate exercise of professional skepticism throughout the judgment process is at the heart of effective auditor decision making.” Professional Judgment Resource, Center for Audit Quality Fraud can be one of the most significant consequences of failure to exercise skepticism. …
Investors who confine themselves to what they know, as difficult as that may be, have a considerable advantage over everyone else. —Seth Klarman Making money in the markets is challenging even when you have a deep understanding of what it …
(I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of the people) Success accrues not so much to the brilliant as to the disciplined. —William Bernstein Isaac Newton advanced science and thinking like few others ever …
If you get into anybody far enough, you’ve got yourself a partner. —Mark Twain When dollars are transferred from our pocket to an investment, the expectation is that they’ll be worth more in the future. But when the results disappoint, …
Quit while you’re ahead. All the best gamblers do. —Baltasar Gracian Ask somebody what they would wish for if a genie appeared before them and having a lot of money would be a top answer. But “be careful what you …