Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. For small business owners, profit matters a lot. It's more than ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a ...

Real estate valuation plays a crucial role in many mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), especially when real estate assets may represent a significant portion of a target company’s value. However, ...

Valuing pre-revenue tech startups is an established process today, but do the methods employed apply equally to pre-revenue companies using novel artificial intelligence? What kind of issues arise ...

IMGCAP(1)]Last August, the American Institute of CPAs released an exposure draft of its updated guidance on the Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation. Processing ...