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The market focuses on three main headlines for earnings reports. These are EPS, revenue, and outlook. Accenture missed 2 of 3, and the market reacted. If not for “business optimization moving ahead of schedule,” the EPS number might have missed estimates, too, making it 3/3 misses. This wasn’t a pretty earnings call. While Accenture did […]

Executive Summary While earnings and revenue beat estimates for Q3 FY’23, the market reaction was driven by full-year revenue growth guidance, which was pared down from 8%-10% to 8%-9%, driven by lowered forecasts in Q4. The talk of AI couldn’t deter from the fact that bookings for the quarter were below estimates and look flat […]

While you were on your holiday, the SECURE Act 2.0 passed the House and Senate and was signed into law by President Biden. The bill aims to strengthen the retirement system by making several changes to existing policies, although it does nothing to shore up social security. Let’s get into the details of what might […]

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VEIP enrollment is here again, so it’s time for Accenture Managing Directors to decide how much of their cash flow they want to kill! The VEIP cash flow crunch is very real, and if this is your first year to sign up, you need to ensure you’re prepared for the cash flow impacts. I’ve written […]