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Anna Tiomina

AI-First Fractional CFO and AI educator delivering practical AI training for finance teams and professional services orgs.

Budget

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25 AI MOMENTS THAT SHAPED 2025

Jan 6, 2026

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18 min read

25 AI MOMENTS THAT SHAPED 2025

25 Developments from 2025 That Will Shape Your 2026

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina
Happy Holidays from Balanced AI Insights

Dec 23, 2025

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5 min read

Happy Holidays from Balanced AI Insights

Thank You for Making 2025 a Year of Honest Experimentation and Real Progress

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Productivity

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Your Year-End Close Doesn't Have to Ruin the Holidays

Dec 16, 2025

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12 min read

Your Year-End Close Doesn't Have to Ruin the Holidays

Two AI workflows that Compress Days of Analysis and Forecasting into Hours

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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How to Save Thousands in Taxes with AI Tax Planning

Dec 9, 2025

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13 min read

How to Save Thousands in Taxes with AI Tax Planning

AI just made year-end tax planning accessible—if you act now

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Governance

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AI News of the Month — November 2025

Dec 2, 2025

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12 min read

AI News of the Month — November 2025

Frontier Models, Regulatory Uncertainty, and Rising Infrastructure Costs

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Productivity

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Stop Looking for the Perfect Prompt

Nov 25, 2025

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12 min read

Stop Looking for the Perfect Prompt

Real Work With AI Requires Management, not Magic

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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The New Reality of Finance Automation

Nov 18, 2025

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9 min read

The New Reality of Finance Automation

How to read the market and know if your environment is ready

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Claude

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You Deliver It, You Own It!

Nov 11, 2025

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13 min read

You Deliver It, You Own It!

How to handle the flood of AI-generated work

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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AI News of the Month — October 2025

Nov 4, 2025

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12 min read

AI News of the Month — October 2025

Accountability, Adoption, and the Growing Need for Financial Leadership in AI

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Data

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Data Is the New Oil — and the Next Asset Class

Oct 28, 2025

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11 min read

Data Is the New Oil — and the Next Asset Class

How AI Is Turning Information into a Recognizable Form of Capital

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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What to Budget for AI in 2026

Oct 21, 2025

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9 min read

What to Budget for AI in 2026

How CFOs should plan for both measurable returns and long-term enablement.

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina
Get Audit-Ready with AI

Oct 14, 2025

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10 min read

Get Audit-Ready with AI

Practical ways to save time, reduce risk, and stay in control this audit season.

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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AI News of the Month - September 2025

Oct 7, 2025

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7 min read

AI News of the Month - September 2025

AI shifts reshaping how CFOs govern, deploy, and fund innovation

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina
5 Ways AI Can Save You Hours This Budgeting Season

Sep 30, 2025

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8 min read

5 Ways AI Can Save You Hours This Budgeting Season

Also: What’s Next to Make This Newsletter More Useful for You

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

AI Model

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Do You Really Need More Than One LLM?

Sep 23, 2025

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8 min read

Do You Really Need More Than One LLM?

Also: A Checklist to Make the Most of the Memory Feature

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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AI Finally Delivers CFO-Ready Spreadsheets

Sep 16, 2025

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9 min read

AI Finally Delivers CFO-Ready Spreadsheets

Also: 5 exclusive prompts to turn Claude into your spreadsheet assistant

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Budget

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When Your Board Says: “Use AI”

Sep 9, 2025

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9 min read

When Your Board Says: “Use AI”

Also: Why corporate LLMs are non-negotiable

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Perplexity

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AI News of the Month — August 2025

Sep 2, 2025

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7 min read

AI News of the Month — August 2025

ChatGPT-5 and gpt-oss models, Anthropic data policy, AI browsers, ESG impacts, and more.

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Productivity

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Beyond the 95%: The Back-Office AI Opportunity

Aug 26, 2025

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5 min read

Beyond the 95%: The Back-Office AI Opportunity

Also: CFO checklist for quantifying back-office AI savings

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Automation

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Where CFOs Can Really Learn AI

Aug 19, 2025

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9 min read

Where CFOs Can Really Learn AI

My honest take on post-grad programs, free resources, and the power of community

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

AI Model

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How OpenAI’s New Models Unlock Secure AI

Aug 12, 2025

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8 min read

How OpenAI’s New Models Unlock Secure AI

Why CFOs Finally Have an Answer to IT’s Biggest AI Objection

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Governance

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AI News of the Month | July 2025

Aug 5, 2025

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7 min read

AI News of the Month | July 2025

AI Agents, Confidentiality Risks, and Regulatory Updates

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Governance

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Beyond the AI Policy: Navigating AI Regulation

Jul 29, 2025

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9 min read

Beyond the AI Policy: Navigating AI Regulation

Also: The Unspoken Truth About the U.S. AI Action Plan

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina

Governance

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How to Build a Practical, Compliance-Ready AI Policy

Jul 22, 2025

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9 min read

How to Build a Practical, Compliance-Ready AI Policy

Also: AI Policy Checklist to Guide Your First Draft

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina
What Finance Workflows Are Most Exposed Under New AI Rules

Jul 15, 2025

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8 min read

What Finance Workflows Are Most Exposed Under New AI Rules

Also: Infographic—What’s in a Good AI Use Policy

Anna Tiomina
Anna Tiomina
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