Shareholder's Equity: the Last Piece on Balance Sheet
Learn about the structure of shareholder's equity, and how capital stock, additional paid-in capital, surplus reserve, and retained earnings work.
Michael "Shoe" Xu
Geography and Identity: How Cities I've Lived in Shape Who I Am Today
I've been traveling in the past few days to Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Compared with Shanghai, these cities are more or less the same when looking on the outside, but when you spend a few days there, you inevitably experience the nuanced differences, like how people behave, how
Liabilities: Current and Noncurrent
A company will classify liabilities within 12 months as current and beyond 12 months as Noncurrent. Read to learn more.
Fair Value vs. Historical Cost: Rules, Applications, and Exceptions
Knowing the total worth of your assets on the balance sheet is important. But what number should you use? Fair value or historical cost?
Analyze Balance Sheet to Understand How Companies Work
Understanding how companies work by reading balance sheet. Compare manufacturing, service, pro sports, and agricultural companies.
Understanding Assets on the Balance Sheet
To clearly describe the economic activities of a company, a company first needs a Balance Sheet. The reason is to understand what the initial investment has become, and whether its value is maintained.
This is what Balance Sheet looks like.
A Balance Sheet is mainly divided into two columns, one
The Importance of Financial Statements and Why We Need Them
Sharing my learning on Financial Analysis and Decision Making. Financial Statements help us understand the economic activities in a business.
The Journey Toward Becoming the Me Inc.
My journey of setting up an online business officially started in 2024. Though progress has been slow, I have learned so much along the way nevertheless.
I started the process since 2022. I was experiencing some personal stuff and became less sure about my career path - a path where
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Learnings
You can use your pen (or your keyboard) to make a living. This book, The Adweek Copywriting Handbook, by Joseph Sugarman, is one of the most classic on this topic and in my opinion, should be studied by all marketers, builders, founders, and anybody interested in making a living online.
What MBA Specializations Do T20 Business Schools Provide?
I researched MBA specializations provided at the Top 20 MBA programs and created two visual summaries. Subscribe and I will email you the Excel file.