Month: August 2022

(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) When Peter Kraus founded Aperture Investors, he deviated from the traditional active management model. Rather than raking in fixed fees, Kraus’ $3.8 billion firm operates on a fee structure linked to performance, charging 30 percent of alpha. That’s higher than the industry standard but since inception, about half
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Simonskafar | E+ | Getty Images President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, the largest climate spending package in U.S. history. The legislation earmarks $369 billion for climate and energy policies, including financial incentives for consumers and businesses that take steps to boost energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made financial estimates, which involve assumptions that rely on experience and trends, more difficult to calculate. Because the last pandemic occurred over 100 years ago, organizations are lacking the history necessary to calculate reliable financial estimates, conditions that affect the tax provision — itself an estimate. Auditing Standard 2501.02 describes an
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In this article LOW A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations as the company said improved operations offset lower-than-expected sales that were hurt
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Cost is now the No. 1 factor when it comes to choosing a college. As a new application season gets underway, families are increasingly concerned about the rising price of tuition and whether a four-year degree is worth it.  For the 2021-2022 academic year, annual tuition and fees plus room and board at in-state public
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Cisco issued fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that topped analysts’ projections and provided a better-than-expected forecast for the coming year. The stock rose about 4.5% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 83 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 82 cents per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $13.10 billion, vs.
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Norway’s central bank, also known as Norges Bank, in Oslo, Norway. Kristian Helgesen/Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, had a loss of 1.68 trillion Norwegian kroner ($174 billion) in the first half of 2022, as stock markets more broadly saw a tumultuous six months. The $1.3
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People stand in line at a Social Security Office in Pasadena, California. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters People who face long waits for service at the Social Security Administration’s field offices have had to contend with one more complication this summer — intense heat. That prompted leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee to send
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