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Scott Carnahan, General Partner, Carnahan Black Pearl LPScott Carnahan

General Partner
Carnahan Black Pearl LP
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Scott Carnahan is Principal at Carnahan Black Pearl, an accounting consulting firm, and was previously a Partner in the Structured Finance Group and a National Director of Advisory Services with KPMG. Scott has more than 24 years of experience serving the financial services industry. He has advised...

Dan Gode, Co-Founder, Almaris E-Learning SystemsDan Gode

Co-Founder
Almaris E-Learning Systems
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Dan Gode is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law at New York University Stern School of Business. He is also the Co-Founder of Almaris E-Learning Systems. Professor Gode teaches courses in corporate financial accounting and modeling and projecting financial statements....

Ronald Kiima, CPA, President , Kiima IncorporatedRonald Kiima, CPA

President
Kiima Incorporated
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Ronald A. Kiima is a former SEC Assistant Chief Accountant. Mr. Kiima is currently the President of Kiima Incorporated, a private consulting firm specializing in SEC accounting and disclosure issues, SEC registration statements and periodic reports, SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings,corporate...

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLCThomas Klein, CPA

Managing Member
KleinCPA PLLC
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Thomas Klein is a Faculty Member at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Business. Mr. Klein teaches taxation and financial accounting courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, Masters of Accounting) level. He is also the Managing Member of KleinCPA. Mr. Klein is a former Deloitte...

Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLCAnthony Catanach, Jr.

Director
DI2 Associates, LLC
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Anthony H. Catanach Jr., PhD, is a Professor in the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Villanova University School of Business. He also is a Director at DI2 Associates, a Pennsylvania based accounting and reporting consulting firm. Dr. Catanach has expertise in the areas of business risk management...

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Orlando Metro Market Has Bottomed- A Tale of Two Markets

June 25, 2009

HOUSING INVENTORY INCREASE EXPECTED | www.lvrj.com

The Orlando (Central Florida) market is comprised of two submarkets.  N. Orlando and Seminole County S. Orlando, Polk County and Osceola County.  N. Orlando and Seminole County are seeing robust demand among consumer bargain hunters as well as investors.  One local firm indicated...

The Fed, The Economy, Accounting and Regulation - Changing Landscape for a New Century

June 24, 2009

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl Associate, Principal, Owner, Nitish Grover and Associates

US Groups Face Regulatory Revamp | www.ft.com

Banks, Insurance companies, Investment bankers, Hedge funds - they are all up against the wall facing new regulatory pressures. The Alan Greenspan era is over. Alan Greenspan was supposed to have a magic wand with which nothing went wrong. Its like Napoleon asking for a few lucky generals - Greenspan...

Offshore Holding for Foreign Invested Enterprises may now be under China Tax Rules

June 22, 2009

Financial Times | www.ft.com

The mainland tax authority has delivered grim news. In early 2009, the China State Administration of Taxation has issued a few circulars to revise the existing rules governing foreign companies earning income from China. These circulars basically cover all types of income foreign companies may earn...

Accounting and Financial Risk in the Background of Declining Credit Availabilty

June 16, 2009

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl Associate, Principal, Owner, Nitish Grover and Associates

Liquidity, Crime Woes Shake Up Chief Risk Officers | www.cfo.com

The current situation of non availability of credit is leading to a position where Chief Risk Officers and CFO's will have a difficult time in funds management, meeting profitability targets and running a business. Funds constraints  will make it difficult to extend credit to customers when financial...

Diamonds vs Gold

June 3, 2009

De Beers woos investors seeking haven | www.ft.com

De Beers and other major players in the diamond industry are now supporting the concept of diamonds as an investment alternative to Gold. This prompts the following questions: - Why is this relevant now? - What are the investment merits of diamonds? - How do Diamonds compare to Gold?

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