Sometimes a retail business is more than the sum of it's parts. It's not uncommon for a business owner to sell his business for more than the value derived from experts and analysts. The difference ...

Speaking on the general topic of “Genuine and Spurious Types of Goodwill,” Rabbi Bernard Heller, rabbi of the Madison Avenue Temple, Scranton, occupying the pulpit of Congregation Kenesseth Israel, ...

Atwater is the author of Moods and Markets and president of Financial Insyghts. Last week, Rana Foroohar identified two reasons investors should be leery of the Microsoft-LinkedIn linkup. But there is ...

It's not uncommon to find goodwill listed on a corporate balance sheet. Unlike cash or inventory, goodwill isn't easily liquidated and it's not something you can see. Goodwill represents the excess ...

Discover how the goodwill to assets ratio reveals a company's intangible value through its goodwill compared to total assets, with interpretation and real-world examples.

Sometimes people behave in confusing or offensive ways. Most of us would admit that we are also surprised by our own actions at times. Over our lifespan, we develop explanatory models for interpreting ...