If you’re selling a business, the buyer may want to pay part of the price through an earnout provision. This is a contractual arrangement in which the seller receives additional payment in the future if certain financial goals are met. In other words, part of the price is contingent on the performance of the company after…

Is business valuation an art or a science? Years ago, this question was put to a panel of business valuation experts at a training session, and predictably there was no consensus. One noted expert said business valuation was more of a science, but he also acknowledged that it had some aspects of art as well. Another panel…

Identity theft can have a significant impact, especially when it involves children. Cybercriminals target the identities of children because they have unblemished credit histories that tend to be infrequently reviewed. That means a fraud may go undetected for years, often until the child has a credit report run when applying for a job or student loan….