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The average new CFO is 48. Last year they were 52.

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Sep 8, 2026

The average new CFO is 48. Last year they were 52.

Boards are promoting from within at above-average rates, and reaching younger to do it. Whether that is bench strength or bench thinness depends on who is left underneath.

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The average new CFO is 48. Last year they were 52.

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Sep 8, 2026

The average new CFO is 48. Last year they were 52.

Boards are promoting from within at above-average rates, and reaching younger to do it. Whether that is bench strength or bench thinness depends on who is left underneath.

The Editors
The Editors
Your tariff refund arrived. Deciding whose it is comes next.

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Sep 1, 2026

Your tariff refund arrived. Deciding whose it is comes next.

The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs and Customs is paying the money back. Three companies have now reported it three different ways — and one expects to hand most of it to its customers.

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The Editors
If it takes ten years to make a senior accountant, what if AI took the first three?

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Aug 25, 2026

If it takes ten years to make a senior accountant, what if AI took the first three?

CPA roles take 73 days to fill and the candidate pipeline is down 30% since 2016. The work that used to build experience is the work AI does best.

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The Editors
The disclosure lands in 2028. The work starts in five months.

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Aug 18, 2026

The disclosure lands in 2028. The work starts in five months.

FASB's new expense breakdown means splitting payroll across COGS, SG&A and R&D. Your ledger has to start tagging it in January.

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The Editors
The SEC is rewriting the definition of a public company. One half is your choice.

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Aug 11, 2026

The SEC is rewriting the definition of a public company. One half is your choice.

Two proposed exemptions. Two decisions to make.

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The Editors
The largest IPO in history is underwater. The supply hasn't even arrived.

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Aug 4, 2026

The largest IPO in history is underwater. The supply hasn't even arrived.

SpaceX floated under 5%. The rest starts arriving Thursday.

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The Editors
Your 2026 plan assumed a rate path. Wednesday tests it.

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Jul 28, 2026

Your 2026 plan assumed a rate path. Wednesday tests it.

A hold looked routine a week ago. Then oil crossed $100 — and the market rewrote the path to year-end.

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The Editors
CFO + COO: does 1 + 1 = 3, or 1.5?

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Jul 21, 2026

CFO + COO: does 1 + 1 = 3, or 1.5?

CFO / COO — what's the difference these days? More often than not, one job description.

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