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

Sep 8, 2026

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

Sep 1, 2026

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

Aug 25, 2026

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

Aug 18, 2026

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

Aug 11, 2026

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

Aug 4, 2026

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

Jul 28, 2026

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

Jul 21, 2026

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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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Your 2026 plan has three broken assumptions. It's July.

Jul 14, 2026

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Your 2026 plan has three broken assumptions. It's July.

Cooling inflation, a rate cut, steady growth — the plan assumed all three. Here's the one-page grid that fixes it.

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The Fed held. Your cost of capital didn't.

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

The Fed held. Your cost of capital didn't.

What every CFO needs to recalculate before Q3 closes.

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Every CFO will face a capital raise. Most aren't ready to tell the story.

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

Every CFO will face a capital raise. Most aren't ready to tell the story.

Debt, equity, private markets, or IPO — the narrative framework that gets capital raised.

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97% of finance teams use AI. Only 17% are actually using it. Here's the gap.

Jun 23, 2026

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97% of finance teams use AI. Only 17% are actually using it. Here's the gap.

Adoption is universal. Depth is rare. The CFOs who close that gap first will have a real advantage.

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SpaceX just raised $75B. Here's what every CFO needs to know about the IPO window that just opened.

Jun 16, 2026

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SpaceX just raised $75B. Here's what every CFO needs to know about the IPO window that just opened.

The largest public offering in history closed Thursday. The window is open. Is your finance team ready?

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