How would you determine if execs are paid “too much?”

Cash Flow Alert: 59 DSO.

Amazon v Trader Joe’s

This article raises several interesting questions, one of which is whether exec comp should be linked to non-GAAP metrics.

This one’s about ESG measurement and related issues.

This one’s about Big 4 accounting firms now laying off partners. Ouch.

Why pay CEOs and other members of top management so much equity when there is a change at the top?

Why are so many CPAs leaving the profession? What could/should be done about it?

When would you use EBITDA as a primary metric in assessing a firm’s results versus other measures?

What do you think about ESG reporting in general, and in particular, how to capture qualitative data?

Do you agree with the new disclosure rules about treasury stock purchases? What are some potential unintended consequences?

What are your thoughts on the operating lease adjustment in the non-GAAP calculation (ROIC)?

If you are the CEO and you know that your earnings are way below Wall Street estimates, how and when would you present the bad news?

If you had been CEO, how would you have reacted to Sister Patricia in a shareholder meeting?

Do you agree that the FASB should require firms to provide greater tax disclosures. Why or why not?

Cost of debt: double digit yields and a dozen ships as collateral

Too little inventory, then too much inventory. Would you like doing inventory planning/procurement for a company such as Nike?

One of the great ones fell quickly. Lesson to learn? Good overview of the Arthur Andersen downfall.

Do you agree with the Chair of the SEC that crypto is a security and “investors” need to be protected through regulation? What are some of the consequences of regulating crypto?

What are some implications of the green power movement/transition?