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This is one of the main things that happens in finance. It describes how companies work — they issue debt and equity, etc. — and your mortgage, and banks. In its purest form, where you just have some set of cash flows and you slice them up into junior and senior claims, it is often called “securitization,” or “structured finance.”

Money Stuff: Slicing Cash Flows for Better Ratings

Matt Levine

What decision needs to be made? When? Who will decide? Who will need to be consulted prior to making the decision? Who will ratify or veto the decision? Who will need to be informed of the decision?

High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove

There's a sense in editorial, publishing, and TV spaces that, if you are from a nonwhite background, what you talk about has to be generated from your identity in some way. But if you're a white person you can go anywhere you want. You can talk about Asian cuisines, you can talk about African or African American cuisines, you can talk about South American cuisines.

No Meat Required

Alicia Kennedy

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