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The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Bill Mann	Dual-Class Shares, Second-Class Investors There is a separate, non-traded class of stock that receives 10 votes for each common stock. This means that the non-traded stock shareholders, including the CEO, can dictate terms at the company far in excess of their financial stake.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Tom Taulli	Cash America's Pawnshop Swap Pawnshops are not exciting -- and a bit unseemly -- but they are undoubtedly profitable. What's more, Cash America will provide some more cash to its shareholders in a one-time dividend of $0.30 per share.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2004 Chris Mallon	Shareholder Dilution Delusions Using shareholder cash to stem stock option dilution is a deceptive, wealth-destroying practice.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Selena Maranjian	How Companies Go Public A basic description of how companies raise money through an initial public offering, or IPO.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2004	What's a Stock? Stocks represent actual ownership chunks in companies.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Overstock Rocked The high-flying stock gets hammered on news of a share offering.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2004 David Forrest	The High Price of Higher-Education Stocks Is it time to leave this keg party? The stocks in the education and training services industry have been on fire for the last 18 months, pushing many of them to rich valuations. It may be time to reconsider your positions in some of these companies.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Jeff Hwang	A Costly Tech Buyback Selling options low and buying back shares high destroy Texas Instruments' value.
Investment Advisor November 18, 2010 Mark Tibergien	The Right to Vote Debate about how to grow an advisory business becomes especially fervent when firm ownership broadens beyond the founder. Should ownership include the right to vote on policies, procedures and people?
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Robert Walberg	EZCORP: All That Glitters ... With macroeconomic conditions expected to remain bullish for the foreseeable future, EZCORP has unsurprisingly upped its guidance for fiscal 2006. Trading near its all-time high, and at less than 50% of its projected growth rate, is this stock a good deal?
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Dwyer & Borrus	NASDAQ: The Fight of Its Life The once-dazzling market is on the ropes as the bear market, fierce competition -- and hubris -- take their toll.
Registered Rep. October 8, 2002 Rick Weinberg	To Improve Profitability, Merrill Curtailing Trading of OTC Issues. A Time to Buy Small-Cap Issues? "With fewer players, that means there will find more inefficiencies in that part of the market."
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Whitney Tilson	Bearish Options Strategies Whitney Tilson explains why he purchased put options on two tech-heavy indexes. As a general rule, I do not recommend buying options. They're illiquid, the bid-ask spreads are murderous, and it's always dangerous to have time working against you. It's hard enough to be right on the direction of a stock's movement, much less being right on the timing as well. But in the case of long-term puts on the Nasdaq 100 and the Semiconductor Holdrs Trust, the risk-reward equation is simply too attractive.
CFO January 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	The Power of Balance Why NASDAQ is leaning toward even-smaller companies these days.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Seth Jayson	First Cash Bash This small but growing pawn firm has big potential. Other investors tend to shy away from such outfits. And in their reluctance, you might find opportunity.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Jeff Hwang	HP Out of Fantasy? Shareholders vote to expense stock options. As well they should.
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The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Bill Mann	Rash of Activism at Staples This year's proxy statement from office supply giant Staples contains four separate shareholder proposals, the first time any shareholder proposals have been made in the last ten years.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Seth Jayson	Red Hat Rundown If Red Hat shareholders thought things could only get better, this morning's 10% drop has got to have them reaching for the Rolaids. So far this week, the Linux provider has lost one-fifth of its market capitalization.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Philip Durell	Accent on Accenture's Shares Dual-class shares and share buybacks have both been a source of value creation for Accenture investors.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry	Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance?
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Tim Beyers	Staples Gets It The shareholder-friendly company sets an example for others.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2004 Tim Beyers	PeopleSoft's People Speak Up Shareholders deliver a wake-up call in voting for expensing options.
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The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Tim Beyers	Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Tech Stocks Not Worth the Risk The technology sector might look promising, but prudent investors should take a second look. Some investors swoon over technology's potential, but they might be overlooking some very real problems in the sector.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	A Daring but Doomed Proposal What if shareholders decided how companies spent their money?
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Der Hovanesian et al.	How to Fix the Mutual Funds Mess Hidden fees, lax boards, and now scandal. Here's what has to be done.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Eliot Cohen	Lies, Half-Truths, and Hubris Help the SEC make the right choice about fairer elections for boards of directors. Corporate insiders are spouting lies, half-truths, and hubris to prevent investors from getting a whiff of fairer elections for boards of directors.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Chris Mallon	Nasdaq Snoozing Nasdaq investors had a great year in 2003, as the index soared 50% from start to finish. From its post-bubble low of 1,114, the composite index has nearly doubled, topping out recently at 2,153.83
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 Bill Mann	The Hollinger Hypocrite You want to know what some executives really think of shareholders? Ousted Hollinger chairman Conrad Black calls his shareholders "a bunch of self-righteous hypocrites and ingrates who give us no credit."
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The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say.
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The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	When Too Much Cash Is Bad Even though cash allows companies to act quickly, there are other things they can do with their cash to be more productive.
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