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What is an Overhead Expense?

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We work with small business owners and entrepreneurs. Some are seasoned, others are just growing their side hustle. Their skills are varied and they have a wide variety of talents. We often get asked to explain the ins and outs of financial reports and have found that providing our favorite clients with a working knowledge of accounting terms is helpful.

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Corporate Engagement Spotlight: Ethical AI Practices

Brown Advisory

Corporate Engagement Spotlight: Ethical AI Practices ajackson Thu, 04/22/2021 - 11:37 Right now, as you read this, there are computers and network servers all over the world pondering one topic: you. They are improving your life invisibly—streamlining traffic on your commute, helping drive down your utility costs, curating playlists for you on your favorite streaming app, possibly improving the health care diagnoses you receive.

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I Don’t Shop

The Irrelevant Investor

$126 billion of value creation. This is the amount of money that Amazon delivered to its prime members in 2020, according to Jeff Bezos. He got to this number by doing some arithmetic on the amount of time people spend on Amazon versus going to a store. I don't even view Amazon as a store. People go to a store to shop. I go to Amazon to buy. They say that 28% of purchases on Amazon happen in three minutes or less.

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The Self Educating Child

Mr. Money Mustache

Little MM and me self-educating with some Orson Scott Card, way back in 2017. We’ve come so far together since then! So it looks like my 15-year-old is officially a high-school dropout. Halfway through ninth grade, emboldened perhaps by the taste of freedom that Covid-era remote learning had provided, he realized that the whole system was just too slow and inefficient for him, and was “Getting in the way of his work.” So as it looks now, he’ll probably never return to any

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2025 Industry Index: How Top Advisors Are Scaling Smarter (and Faster) This Year

Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste

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How to Grow your Business: Marketing Strategy Part II

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Once you’ve ironed out your marketing message, you’ll want to decide what channels will work best to get your message to the right customers. As you consider each channel, think about where your audience “hangs out”. Does your audience spend a lot of time on social media? Does your audience read the newspaper or listen to the radio? Focus your marketing efforts on the channels that are most likely to grab your audience’s attention.

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Corporate Engagement Spotlight: Ethical AI Practices

Brown Advisory

Corporate Engagement Spotlight: Ethical AI Practices. ajackson. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 11:37. Right now, as you read this, there are computers and network servers all over the world pondering one topic: you. They are improving your life invisibly—streamlining traffic on your commute, helping drive down your utility costs, curating playlists for you on your favorite streaming app, possibly improving the health care diagnoses you receive.

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SEI Named 2021 Faces of Philanthropy Honoree by Philadelphia Business Journal

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SEI honored for partnership with Hill Top Preparatory School.

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How to Grow Your Business: Marketing Strategy Part I

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In our last post, we covered how to find your target audience. Now that you’ve defined your target audience, how do you talk to them in a way that makes them convert? . When thinking about your marketing strategy, it’s best to define a core message. Some refer to this an elevator pitch—a short blurb that explains what your business does, who your business is targeting, and why your business exists. .

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The American Rescue Plan Act: Potential Consequences for Clients

Brown Advisory

The American Rescue Plan Act: Potential Consequences for Clients eberkwits Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:33 Download the Article The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the third in a massive series of COVID-19 relief packages, provides individuals and businesses with support in the form of direct payments, unemployment benefits, forgivable loans and other policy measures to promote the resumption of normal social and economic activities.

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It Gets Harder From Here

The Irrelevant Investor

It's been a good run. If you own risk assets, you've probably done very well recently. Outside of shorting things, it would have been difficult to lose money over the past few months. Take a look at this chart, showing the year-over-year change in the S&P 500*. We've had bear markets before, but we've never had this type of rally in such a short period of time.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Are Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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How to Reduce Stress as an Entrepreneur

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It’s no secret that being an entrepreneur is stressful. You’ve got a million things on your plate. From ordering inventory to dealing with customer concerns, to staying within budget and beyond, the stress of daily responsibilities can wear on you. As an entrepreneur, it’s important to reduce stress so that you can have a clear mind when making business decisions, pitching, or dealing with customers. .

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How to Know If Your Small Business Needs an Attorney

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It takes a lot of different skill sets to keep a small business running. As a small business owner or entrepreneur you’re probably used to wearing a few different hats and overseeing things such as production, marketing, customer service, and so on. But even though you can do things, doesn’t always mean that it’s in your best interest to do so.

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Have Bear Markets Changed Forever?

The Irrelevant Investor

We've never seen a bear market like the one we just lived through. Nothing comes close in terms of how quickly it started and how quickly it ended. In just 19 days, the Dow was 20% below its highs. In 22 days, it was 30% below. And in just 27 days, it was all over. The bottom was in. To call this unusual is an understatement. You can see in the chart below that most bear markets take literally hundreds of days to bottom.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles You can't make a difference if you're not different (By Perth Tolle) Learn by doing (By Howard Lindzon) Irrational trends rarely follow rational timelines. (By Morgan Housel) I’m telling you that there’s something real happening, and ringing the bell for you to get involved. (By Packy McCormick) Imagine how long it must have taken for gold to become universally accepted as a currency or store of value.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Animal Spirits: The Dumbest Week Ever

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Osprey. Click here for more information. On today’s show we discuss: The creator of Dogecoin sold all of his Dogecoin The CEO of Coinbase sold shares in a direct listing. This is not a scandal. Dogecoin crashed Robinhood Bill Miller's 1Q letter An explanation as to why companies are "losing money" This guy is disrupting the crypto market Listen to him on the Odd Lots podcast Robinhood is not helping investors on the tax side of things The $100 millio

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The American Rescue Plan Act: Potential Consequences for Clients

Brown Advisory

The American Rescue Plan Act: Potential Consequences for Clients. eberkwits. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:33. Download the Article. . The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the third in a massive series of COVID-19 relief packages, provides individuals and businesses with support in the form of direct payments, unemployment benefits, forgivable loans and other policy measures to promote the resumption of normal social and economic activities.

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