If you have worked with a financial planner, there is a good chance your planner used Monte Carlo simulations and frankly that is a good starting point to determine future financial needs. However, ...

When you're in the weeds of running your business each day, it can be difficult to zoom out and see how well your company is performing. Even one quarter's worth of results can be misleading. Seasonal ...

Financial mistakes can be inadvertent or they can be solely due to lack of command over the subject matter. Some mistakes can be fatal and some may be trivial but embarrassing. Whatever the cause or ...

All business processes in the banking industry contain quite some specific business logic. Rather than coding this aggregated in one business application, it is wise to setup separate components for ...

Small businesses often use a variety of tools and techniques for measuring performance and forecasting future financial returns. Financial forecasting is the business function responsible for ...

Every data geek's favorite search engine, Wolfram Alpha, offers a ton of practical uses. Add to that list gleaning information for your personal finance decisions. Business Insider highlights both ...

Daniel Myers oversees client portfolios, investment policy at Kreger Financial and is the owner of Deep Fork LLC, a real estate investment firm. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois ...

Pictured above is the HP 12C Financial Programmable Calculator, available from the Hewlett-Packard website for $69.99. What makes this calculator totally unique among all consumer electronic products ...

If you’ve considered setting up a rainy day fund, you might not know exactly how much money to put in it. Saving with a plan in mind is always your best option, and using a rainy day calculator is ...