TBRG 2003
Monte Carlo Simulation
This technology can give clients the probability of reaching their financial goals and can have a success rate of 95 percent. But there's that 5 percent failure rate that forces you to ask, "Are the client's boots in the water?"
Jerry Nightingale, MBA, CPA/PFS and Jim Shambo, CPA/PFS
IT Risk Assessments
What's the latest trend? The leading CPA firms of the 21st century will be evaluating their clients' information technology systems for risks, along with evaluating their financial statements.
Larry Russell, CPA, CITP
Reporting Security Breaches
New rules coming into effect will aid privacy efforts, but they will also challenge businesses to take the necessary steps to make sure their information is as secure as possible.
Jerald M. Savin, CPA
XBRL: The Universal Language
Developed by the accounting profession, internet language XBRL is quickly increasing in popularity and provides a common platform that makes business, financial reporting faster and more efficient.
Mike Willis, CPA
Less Paper? More Security
When it comes down to it, we'll never have a "paperless" office. But as more and more offices more toward electronic storage of documents, it doesn't necessarily mean that their information is more secure.
Susan Bradley, CPA, CITP, MCP, GSEC
Information Security: Debunking the Myths
Haven't been hacked? Think you firm is too small for a hacker? Has that firewall protected you so far? If you want to be less vulnerable to attacks, you need to stop believing in these and other myths and start taking action.
David M. Cieslak, CPA, CITP, GSEC
A Giant HIPAA
The massive Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is aimes at the health care industry, but its requirements touch any company that handles confidential client information.
Susan Bradley, CPA, CITP, MCP, GSEC
