The Budget Control Act, passed in 2011, is one of the few mechanisms currently in place to control Congress’ appetite for spending. With the national debt projected to skyrocket over the next decade, ...

Managing personal finances requires deliberate and strategic actions, especially in a high-inflation environment where expenses continue to rise with growing needs and obligations, JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI ...

There’s no escaping the fact that millennials have been dealt a tough financial hand. Many of them have lived through at least two big recessions, the second caused by an unprecedented pandemic that ...

Your business takes cash in and pulls cash out in a constant flow. How you manage that process determines whether you can meet payroll, pay expenses, set aside profits and pay taxes. Constant worrying ...

Now that Congress has passed a budget resolution, tax reform and an end-of-year spending bill are the next big budget items on the agenda. Obtaining “relief” from the budget caps will be a major theme ...

Let’s face it: budgeting is a real pain. That’s why Andrew Sivertsen, a partner and senior financial planner in the Quad Cities office of The Planning Center, advocates another way to control your ...

Any organization that wants to progress, or at least survive, has to plan its activities and ensure that the programs and objectives set by senior management are properly carried out. The business ...

Sometimes having the money to buy the things you want isn’t about what you earn but about how you budget. Making and sticking to a budget isn’t always easy. Fortunately, online tools can make this ...

When Richard Wiedenbeck became chief information officer of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. 12 years ago, he encountered a siloed business structure in which each business unit fulfilled its own ...

The two-year budget deal passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump earlier this month lifted spending caps for the next two years imposed under the 2011 Budget Control Act, effectively ...

Many universities still manage budgets using spreadsheets or some other antiquated systems, and they’re in a lot of pain. Instead of having the most timely and accurate information, people with budget ...