If there’s one thing I’ve learned after spending far too many hours tinkering with Excel, it’s that I don't need to build every spreadsheet from scratch. There’s no reason to reinvent the wheel when ...

Brian Beers is a digital editor, writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and content expert with 15+ years of experience writing about corporate finance & accounting, fundamental analysis, and investing.

I’m a writer, not an accountant. The mention of double-entry bookkeeping used to put me to sleep — and then give me stress nightmares. Fortunately, I’ve evolved. I won’t pretend that I’ve transformed ...