Finance Archives - https://chiefexecutive.net/category/finance/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:11:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://chiefexecutive.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-CE-logo-e1537476130180-32x32.jpg Finance Archives - https://chiefexecutive.net/category/finance/ 32 32 The Simple Ratio That Can Save Your Margins https://chiefexecutive.net/the-simple-ratio-that-can-save-your-margins/ https://chiefexecutive.net/the-simple-ratio-that-can-save-your-margins/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:11:11 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=374033 Tracking labor efficiency may be the smartest move you make in this inflationary environment, revealing whether your growth is actually generating cash—or quietly eroding it.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/the-simple-ratio-that-can-save-your-margins/feed/ 0 2025 H2 M&A Forecast: Cautious Optimism Amid Uncertainty https://chiefexecutive.net/2025-h2-ma-forecast-cautious-optimism-amid-uncertainty/ https://chiefexecutive.net/2025-h2-ma-forecast-cautious-optimism-amid-uncertainty/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:11:58 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=373276 Tariffs may have cooled early 2025’s M&A momentum, but CEOs should watch for renewed activity driven by private equity, AI adoption, and strategic recalibration in global markets.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/2025-h2-ma-forecast-cautious-optimism-amid-uncertainty/feed/ 0 A CEO’s Pricing Playbook https://chiefexecutive.net/a-ceos-pricing-playbook/ https://chiefexecutive.net/a-ceos-pricing-playbook/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:21:47 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=372349 No matter where President Trump’s tariffs end up, here’s what you can do to keep your profits in place—and build some useful muscle for your organization.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/a-ceos-pricing-playbook/feed/ 0 Inside ‘The Pressure Cooker From Hell’: AlixPartners 2025 PE Leadership Survey https://chiefexecutive.net/inside-the-pressure-cooker-from-hell-alixpartners-2025-pe-leadership-survey/ https://chiefexecutive.net/inside-the-pressure-cooker-from-hell-alixpartners-2025-pe-leadership-survey/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:37:05 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=372048 Interest rates have deals stuck in purgatory. Tariffs are eating up executive bandwidth. And $3 trillion in dry powder sits atop the PE industry, looking for a home. Life is not easy as a PE portco CEO.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/inside-the-pressure-cooker-from-hell-alixpartners-2025-pe-leadership-survey/feed/ 0 Scaling Trust Through Fintech https://chiefexecutive.net/scaling-trust-through-fintech/ https://chiefexecutive.net/scaling-trust-through-fintech/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:30:22 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=371944 René Lacerte built Bill to simplify financial ops for underserved SMBs—now it moves 1 percent of U.S. GDP. With AI, automation and a customer-first mindset, he’s leading a category he helped create.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/scaling-trust-through-fintech/feed/ 0 The Devil’s In The Deal Terms https://chiefexecutive.net/the-devils-in-the-deal-terms/ https://chiefexecutive.net/the-devils-in-the-deal-terms/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=371486 What management counsel flags, fights for and fixes in PE rollover and incentive equity arrangements.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/the-devils-in-the-deal-terms/feed/ 0 4 Ways To Prepare For A Volatile Economy https://chiefexecutive.net/4-ways-to-prepare-for-a-volatile-economy/ https://chiefexecutive.net/4-ways-to-prepare-for-a-volatile-economy/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 14:48:03 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=367887 'Once you start missing budgets, not only do you have financial problems, but people also lose confidence in you,' says Thomas Allen Carver, founder of Harren Equity Partners.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/4-ways-to-prepare-for-a-volatile-economy/feed/ 0 Tariffs: A Smarter Pricing Strategy https://chiefexecutive.net/tariffs-a-smarter-pricing-strategy/ https://chiefexecutive.net/tariffs-a-smarter-pricing-strategy/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:08:32 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=367456 How to prepare now and gain a stronger market position down the road.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/tariffs-a-smarter-pricing-strategy/feed/ 0 From Ledgers To Leadership: How AI Is Redefining Accounting https://chiefexecutive.net/from-ledgers-to-leadership-how-ai-is-redefining-accounting/ https://chiefexecutive.net/from-ledgers-to-leadership-how-ai-is-redefining-accounting/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:07:52 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=367137 Wolters Kluwer CEO Jason Marx shares what this evolution means for professionals, clients and the future of financial decision-making.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/from-ledgers-to-leadership-how-ai-is-redefining-accounting/feed/ 0 MassMutual CEO Roger Crandall On The ‘Largest Economic Reset In History’ https://chiefexecutive.net/massmutual-ceo-roger-crandall-on-the-largest-economic-reset-in-history/ https://chiefexecutive.net/massmutual-ceo-roger-crandall-on-the-largest-economic-reset-in-history/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:22:44 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=363354 Amid a historic wealth transfer and rising economic uncertainty, Crandall is doubling down on long-game strategy.

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