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Budgeting and planning season may be the most dreaded time of year in the corporate world. Managers, directors, and VPs throughout the organization are pulled away from their usual responsibilities around running the business to focus on predicting what the future will look like one, three, and five years out.

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Chris Moore

Chris Moore is a vice president at Fortuna Advisors. His previous publications include the “2024 Fortuna Advisors Value Leadership Report” and the “2024 Fortuna Advisors Buyback ROI Report.” Moore has supported clients in the energy, distribution and logistics, aerospace and defense, and gaming industries integrating residual cash earnings (RCE) into strategic and operational frameworks, and incentive compensation design. You can reach him at [email protected].

Michael Chew

Michael Chew is manager of thought leadership at Fortuna Advisors. His recent publications include “Driving Outperformance: The Power and Potential of Economic Profit” (Journal of Applied Corporate Finance), the “2024 Fortuna Advisors Value Leadership Report,” and the “2024 Fortuna Advisors Buyback ROI Report.” Anyone interested in learning more about economic profit (EP)-based incentives and resource allocation can reach out to him at [email protected].