Our accounting office recently adopted CaseWare RCT, a professional engagement manager and financial statement preparation tool. RCT is built hand-in-hand with CPA Canada, ensuring it is up-to-date and meets the latest standards. The crux of RCT: checklists. I’ll tell you — the quality difference between a financial statement prepared with a checklist and without a checklist is night and day.

Pin stock buybacks up there with increased dividends and CEO compensation — everyone loves to hate on them. But, like every other corporate finance issue, there’s more to the story. One day, I’m going to find someone who talks entertainingly about WACC — that’ll open a few sets of eyes.

Desk setups may seem like a thing of the past, but by golly do I still enjoy them. Ali’s massive ultra wide monitor is an intriguing idea — I’m here anxiously awaiting Apple’s foray into less-expensive desktop displays, and these ultrawides have me questioning my patience.

I can’t remember the last time I contemplated a blog platform change. But Ghost has ventured onto everyone’s radar recently and I’m thoroughly intrigued. (The self-hosted variety, of course. There’s nobody who has $40 CAD/month for a blog that makes no money.)

“But Tim understands the world to a degree that very, very few CEOs I’ve met over the past 60 years could match.” — That, from Warren Buffett. In the same way you invest in Tesla for Musk, you invest in Apple for Cook.

Yeah, yeah — you’ve already seen this. But I want to put it on the record so I can come back to one of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen.

“I think he has every attribute to be a good player.” Yeah. Uh huh.

Forgive me for spilling my thoughts about my Traveler’s Notebook — it’s been years since I had a chance to truly talk about my analog workflows. So when Shawn thought it would be a cool contrast to the many digital knowledge workflows, I couldn’t say no. My Traveler’s Notebook is becoming one of my most-used tools and I’m not ashamed to admit it takes precedence over a variety of digital options.

I became a classical music fan in my university years and during my history-degree studies. Beethoven has always embodied the right balance of fun and depth for my audio palate. Somewhere along the line, I must have forgotten Beethoven was deaf when he created the Ninth Symphony. My mind is blown (a second time, I presume).