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About the Authors
Dr. Jae K. Shim is one of the most prolific accounting and finance experts in the world. He is a professor of accounting and finance at California State University, Long Beach and CEO of Delta Consulting Company, a financial consulting and training firm. Dr. Shim received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Haas School of Business). Dr. Shim has been a consultant to commercial and nonprofit organizations for over 30 years.
Dr. Shim has over 50 college and professional books to his credit, including 2003 US Master Finance Guide, Barron’s Accounting Handbook, Barron’s Dictionary of Accounting Terms, GAAP 2003, Dictionary of Personal Finance, Investment Sourcebook, Dictionary of Real Estate, Dictionary of Economics, Dictionary of International Investment Terms, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting and Finance, Corporate Controller’s Handbook of Financial Management, The Vest-Pocket CPA, The Vest-Pocket CFO, and the best-selling Vest-Pocket MBA. Seventeen of his publications have been translated into foreign languages such as Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. Professor Shim's books have been published by Prentice-Hall, McGraw-Hill, Barron's, Commercial Clearing House (CCH), Southwestern, John Wiley, American Management Association (Amacom), and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).
Dr. Shim has been frequently quoted by such media as the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Business Start-ups, Personal Finance, and Money Radio . Dr. Shim has also published numerous articles in professional and academic journals. He was the recipient of the Credit Research Foundation Award for his article on cash flow forecasting and financial modeling.
Colleen Neuharth McClain is a certified public accountant (CPA) practicing in the fields of financial accounting and controllership as a sole proprietor. She is a graduate of the University of Texas and has served for more than 15 years as a controller for various organizations; small and large, public and private, domestic and international. She is now sharing her knowledge and experiences with other accountants through writing continuing education material and exam questions.
Colleen has written and reviewed hundreds of exam questions for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) over the past 5 years which are intended to appear in the database of potential CPA exam items.
She is also currently writing for the AICPA and various other continuing education sponsors in the hopes of helping to educate her fellow CPA’s in the field of financial accounting. Colleen has written approximately 20 courses over the past three years on everything from how to open a home office to the appropriate way to account for equity based compensation.
Colleen has also just had published her 12 hour seminar regarding the recent changes to the Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Divisions’ Fair Labor Standards Act.
Dr. Shim has over 50 college and professional books to his credit, including 2003 US Master Finance Guide, Barron’s Accounting Handbook, Barron’s Dictionary of Accounting Terms, GAAP 2003, Dictionary of Personal Finance, Investment Sourcebook, Dictionary of Real Estate, Dictionary of Economics, Dictionary of International Investment Terms, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting and Finance, Corporate Controller’s Handbook of Financial Management, The Vest-
Colleen Neuharth McClain is a certified public accountant (CPA) practicing in the fields of financial accounting and controllership as a sole proprietor. She is a graduate of the University of Texas and has served for more than 15 years as a controller for various organizations; small and large, public and private, domestic and international. She is now sharing her knowledge and experiences with other accountants through writing continuing education material and exam questions.
Colleen has written and reviewed hundreds of exam questions for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) over the past 5 years which are intended to appear in the database of potential CPA exam items.
She is also currently writing for the AICPA and various other continuing education sponsors in the hopes of helping to educate her fellow CPA’s in the field of financial accounting. Colleen has written approximately 20 courses over the past three years on everything from how to open a home office to the appropriate way to account for equity based compensation.
Colleen has also just had published her 12 hour seminar regarding the recent changes to the Department of Labor -
