Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 3, 2025

Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., on Saturday, May 3, 2025 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is Head of Benchmarking and Analytics at The Conference Board, Inc. This post is based on a Conference Board memorandum by Andrew Jones ,Senior Researcher, ESG Center at The Conference Board, Inc. As climate risks intensify, more companies are embedding emissions reduction and climate governance into core strategy.

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Musings on Markets

MAY 3, 2025

I started the month on a trip to Latin America, just as the tariff story hit my newsfeed and the market reacted with a sell off that knocked more than $9 trillion in market cap for global equities in the next two days. The month was off to a bad start, and tariffs remained the lead story for much of the month, contributing to both its biggest down days (with stories of trade war escalation) and to the biggest up days (with news of relief from the fight).

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Peak Business Valuation

MAY 3, 2025

With new AI and cloud technologies, IT consulting firms are experiencing an intense demand. The fast-changing IT landscape is driving larger companies to acquire specialized firms. As a result, IT consulting firm owners face a favorable market for selling. However, it is best to obtain a business valuation for selling an IT consulting firm before jumping into a sale.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

Forums, blogs, & social media are littered with tales of appraisers retiring early or jumping ship. Who can blame them in this perfect storm?

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Teresa Syferd Biggers on Facebook. Teresa Syferd Biggers besides, I cannot, in good faith, recommend this profession to anyone right now with all the junk going on.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Baggins. At what point? Now. A few years ago I discussed the potential for a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against FNMA, for the data theft they engaged in BEFORE the new form giving them our carte blanche approval to data mine. Circa 2011 through 2014…roughly. I spoke with four Constantine and Cannon senior attorneys, that included one partner.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

I am one of those that started in 1993 my plan was to retire at the end of 2025 but I jumped out of the business end of last year and I am so happy I did. Luckily my business over the past many years was mostly all personal. I hooked up with alot of good local realtors. I specialized in lakefront property so I didnt have to deal with Amcs and lenders crap.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

To Every Appraiser: Foreclosures will multiply exponentially over the next few months. I always made more money doing house flips than I did busting my butt as an appraiser. Line up your partners (if needed) and your financing.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

Well said. I think I’ve seen it all. I have been at this since 1972 ( The dark ages). In the early 90’s, I had a large office with 16 associates. When the AMCs kicked in, I said “NO” I called all the banks, credit unions, etc. and said, “Don’t even call me” Sold the office building, got rid of the associates and moved to my house.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Jay DiCicco on Facebook. I’ve been telling brokers, surveyors, inspectors and title companies that for years. They think I’m insane. Maybe I am. We’re little but a tempest in a teacup. The world is going through a tectonic upheaval. Gird your loins.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

42 years in, haven’t done AMC work ever. Barely any lending work since a few years ago. Still plenty of non-lending work, people get divorced or pass away fairly often. This is still a wonderful business, if you approach it with a positive attitude. Which, by the way, becomes far easier to accomplish once you ditch the lending work. I’ll be around for at least another decade, into my 70’s, as I engineer a “soft landing” into retirement.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

Forums, blogs, & social media are littered with tales of appraisers retiring early or jumping ship. Who can blame them in this perfect storm?

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Chase Pursley. Hi Chase Attached is the 2023 survey from the CA Bureau of RE Appraisers. It looks significantly different than yours.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

FNMA was committing fraud 25 yrs ago …which led to the 2008 Crash… and no one went to jail. I read books on this. I listened to an SRA in class who was hired by FNMA in 2007 to figure out what happened. She couldn’t believe it. 65% of the loans made were fraud — and then we bundled them and sold them to other countries as well as in our own. … and no one went to jail.

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Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

Forums, blogs, & social media are littered with tales of appraisers retiring early or jumping ship. Who can blame them in this perfect storm?

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Donna Halfpenny on Facebook. ‘That’s a junk fee.’ Federal violation. Liability firmly set in place. License suspensions. Sanctioning to protect the public trust. When does any appraiser, mortgage loan officer, or any of these amc’s ever lose their licensing or get real penalties? Remember the continuing education class; ‘That’s a violation’?

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

I have to agree with so many comments here – 24 years in the business, 2024 was my worst year so far, and 2025 is starting even worse. Some years ago, I tried to take on some trainees – one gave up and went into construction (got paid more). One moved, and now I don’t have enough work to stay in business let alone pay a trainee. I am going to again encourage people to report this to DOGE – not sure if thay can or would be willing to look into this, but a good point is whe

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to Flash. Yeah. When you have no where to go but up. At what point is there a possibility that all GSE appraisers can form a class action against FHFA and GSE’s? When do the working mortgage lending appraisers whom were harmed far more than consumers for a much longer period of time, get to participate in the amc class action lawsuits?

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2025

In reply to David Samnick. Good post. I would like to stay in just a few years more… maybe 4. I have been in this 44 yrs.and it’s my second career… first teacher, special education director… but switched taking over my dad’s business. He was an SRA in the Berkshires- Pionner Valley of MA. I also got my SRA. I expanded into lower VT, NH…all rural where the 3 states meet.one county each state.

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