Accounting & Finance

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Financial Planning vs. Portfolio Management: Three Key Differences

By Verblio / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

It may seem like financial planning and portfolio management are the same thing, since both deal with investments and other finances. However, there are three distinct differences between the two, including their positions within the asset management field, what their objectives are, and what tasks they perform. Position is Everything One way to differentiate portfolio-management…

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George III and Parliament Could not Trump Colonial Crowdsourcing

By Verblio / March 13, 2014 / 0 Comments

When you think of crowdsourcing, do you think of the United States Declaration of Independence? Probably not, but that document stands as an ideal early example of crowdsourcing: many cooks actually improved the pot. Yes, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft, but he had some help with suggestions for improvement from the likes of Benjamin…

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