Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert ...

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To earn a profit during an accounting period, a business must ensure that it makes enough sales to earn revenue in excess of the costs of production and sales. To determine the amount of sales the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Earlier this year, Mathematician Ian Stewart came out with an excellent and deeply researched book titled "In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World" that takes a look at the most ...

Mathematical equations aren't just useful — many are quite beautiful. And many scientists admit they are often fond of particular formulas not just for their function, but for their form, and the ...

THE alarm rings. You glance at the clock. The time is 6.30 am. You haven’t even got out of bed, and already at least six mathematical equations have influenced your life. The memory chip that stores ...