The UFE is next week – beginning September 12 and running for three days. I’ve spent the last four weeks straight writing, marking and debriefing cases, sometimes at home and sometimes at a library downtown with co-workers. But really I’ve been preparing for this exam for the better part of the past year. My firmContinue reading “UFE studying winds down”
Yearly Archives: 2006
MBA vs. CA – which is better?
Here’s an interesting article that discusses why an MBA is better than a CA. The article is from India but I think a lot of it is transferrable to Canada. Not that I agree with the author in any way – in fact, she is completely and utterly wrong in every available aspect. Her mainContinue reading “MBA vs. CA – which is better?”
Apple brings in new director: Google’s CEO
It has been announced recently that Dr. Eric Schmidt, currently the CEO of Google, is joining Apple’s Board of Directors. Boards are responsible for overseeing management, protecting shareholder interests and overall strategy. The move has been hailed as a signal of future partnership between Google and Apple in their joint fights against Microsoft. I haveContinue reading “Apple brings in new director: Google’s CEO”
Novell investigating its options grants
Another tech company has announced it is conducting internal investigations into their options grant practices. This time it is Novell, a company known for its NetWare network operating system and more recently as a Linux company. Novell said its audit committee began the investigation because of news about irregularities in the way that dozens ofContinue reading “Novell investigating its options grants”
Kent Brockman’s accountant Myron
There have been scant references in the best animated comedies of our time – The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park – to accountants. One that stands out was in the episode of The Simpsons when the April 15th tax deadline rolled around. Ned Flanders did his taxes on January 1st and mailed them out theContinue reading “Kent Brockman’s accountant Myron”