I discussed whether zero needs to be included on all scales in a recent post, ending by saying, “Not including zero in the baseline is one way to exaggerate a trend for those who don’t read labels ...

Ratios are vital tools for evaluating a company's financial performance. Financial ratios derive from data on a company's balance sheet and income statement. There are four main categories of ...

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David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.