I want to recommend an article in The Economist May 9th – 15th 2015 issue. This edition includes a 14 page special report on financial technology (fintech) and it is worth reading. Our economy is based on credit and money transfers. This will not change but the methods by which it will be done most definitely will. Technology will change
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I feel odd recommending a book written about the American tax system to people who are, for the most part, Canadian. However “The Benefit and The Burden: Tax Reform – Why We Need it and What it Will Take” is written by former Reagan policy analyst Bruce Bartlett and he gives one of the most comprehensive examinations of that nation’s
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This is an odd recommendation because I am suggesting that people watch a movie based on a book that I have yet to read. The book is “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis and relates the story of the subprime mortgage scandal which caused the financial crisis of 2008, from which we are still recovering. This serious subject is treated
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This particular review is about a section in the April 18 to 24, 2015 edition of The Economist. This magazine runs many well researched pieces on various business topics and this edition includes “Dynasties, the enduring power of families in business and politics.” I think it is worthwhile to read for any accountant and business professional. We do not all
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