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The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Tom Taulli	Symantec Goes to M&A Rehab The security software giant says it will forgo mega-deals. Rather, the focus will be on smaller deals, such as its $970 million purchase of Altiris in April. The new strategy should be good news for shareholders.
HBS Working Knowledge April 5, 2004 Jim Heskett	Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction? Research tells us that the short-term value in an acquisition accrues primarily to shareholders of acquired companies. On the other hand, short-term value is more often destroyed than created for shareholders of acquiring organizations.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Bill Mann	AOL: Is Half a Billion Enough? Time Warner pays big to settle fraud charges against its problem child, AOL. As for the current management at Time Warner, they profess to want to conclude things with regulators so that they can once again tap the equity market for currency for acquisitions and other capital needs.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Emil Lee	Are Buybacks Best? Without a doubt, share repurchases are one of the best uses of a company's excess capital. Here's why investors should get interested anytime they hear a company's planning to buy back its own shares.
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
BusinessWeek April 10, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Corporate Cash: Use It Or Lose It Chronic hoarders might soon be targets of shareholder activists who want the money used to boost stock prices. Tech outfits lead the list.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	Don't Buy the Buyback Hype Are share buybacks little more than a tool for management to massage earnings? As for the benefit to individual shareholders, is it all it's cracked up to be?
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Share Buybacks Aren't All Equal In the right circumstances -- when a company has excess capital and undervalued shares -- share repurchases are great for shareholders. But if the company is repurchasing overvalued shares, the buyback can actually be a sign of poor management.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Emily Thornton	What's Behind The Buyout Binge With stocks cheap and private equity firms flush, this boom may be a record-breaker.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Ralph Casale	Dueling Fools: Dividends Investing is generally fraught with future promise. Dividends can be an island of stability in a turbulent market, helping investors achieve long-term outsized gains.
InternetNews June 24, 2005 Paul Shread	Veritas-Symantec Merger Gets Shareholder Nod Shareholders approved the merger of Veritas and Symantec, clearing the way for one of the largest software mergers ever.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smucker Grows, But at What Price? Given the company's low (and declining) return on equity, additional acquisitions may give the illusion of prosperity but won't necessarily add shareholder value.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Will Stock Buybacks Make You Rich? The good and bad of share repurchases.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Steve Rosenbush	Too Much Cash, Too Little Innovation Tech giants are mostly returning money to investors or doing merger and acquisition deals
CFO May 1, 2003 Tim Reason	Off the Street Stricter rules and wary investors are prompting more companies to exit the public markets.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Big Buybacks Some big companies are planning big buybacks, benefiting investors. IBM... Pfizer... etc.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 David Henry	M&A Deals: Show Me Aware that many mergers haven't paid off in the past, investors don't have the enthusiasm they once did.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Chris Cather	The Buyback Cash Cow Companies are flush with cash on their balance sheets, and stock buybacks are increasing.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Rich Duprey	Will the SEC Trim the Hedges? As hedge funds are immersing themselves even more in mergers and acquisitions, a field that is fast approaching $1 trillion a year, it's not surprising that they will now also find themselves under closer scrutiny by regulators.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Bill Mann	Watch Where the Earnings Go Earnings are great. What management does with the earnings is the difference between mediocre returns and great ones.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Tom Taulli	Will iPayment Cash Out? Founder and CEO Greg Daily tries again to take his credit and debit card payment processing company private. Looking at the prospects, I think shareholders aren't likely to get full value here.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Dividends or Share Repurchases? Share repurchases can be beneficial, but dividends reward shareholders in every environment.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005	Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Tom Taulli	Foolish Book Review: "Deals From Hell" History shows that M&A booms end in busts, so it's probably a good idea for dealmakers and investors to get a better idea of the process before they jump into it. This book by Robert Bruner is a place good start.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Total Gives Something Back The French oil giant is not only well-diversified but also keenly focused on shareholders' interests.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Tim Beyers	Big Blue's Big Buy IBM bumps its dividend 50% and boosts share buybacks. This move has all the markings of smart capital allocation that's likely to be rewarding for patient investors.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Bill Mann	Free Money for the Taking? Before going private, some small companies offer a chance for profits. This is a hidden corner of the stock market, and given the rising costs of SEC compliance, there will be plenty more companies deciding that being public just isn't worth it.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien	Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Ralph Block	To Buy or Not to Buy... Is buying commercial real estate at today's market prices an intelligent strategy that's likely to be applauded by shareholders?
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005	Dividends Taxed Twice Dividends aren't perfect, but they can serve you well.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Tom Taulli	Big Game Hunter As usual, Carl Icahn has a good sense of shifts in Corporate America. By taking a position on Time Warner, he's certainly going to be heard. And divvying up some of the assets may produce higher returns for shareholders as well.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Tom Taulli	The VIP Ticket to a Buyout Deal Private equity firms are allowing shareholders to take part in mega-buyouts. Despite the advantages, investors need to realize that equity stubs are fairly rare for public shareholders.
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Chris Mallon	Bring Home the Billions A one-time corporate tax break could mean money in the bank for big multinationals. Investors ought to be cautious about buying companies based on strong 2005 earnings, and hopefully companies will clearly separate the "real" from the "one-time" in their reporting.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	A Daring but Doomed Proposal What if shareholders decided how companies spent their money?
HBS Working Knowledge April 26, 2004 Jim Heskett	Summing Up: M&A Value Destruction: Who's to Blame? Reader responses to an article on the "flawed process" of mergers and acquisitions.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Buttering Up Blackstone Let's not call these guys crooks, but it's undeniable that Blackstone management is getting a much better deal out of the IPO than ordinary shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Rebuttal Private equity deals aren't without their warts, but they're still benefiting investors.
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 David Henry	The Dirty Little Secret About Buybacks All those share repurchases are doing investors little good. Here's why.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Billy Fisher	Geo Group: Big House, Big Money The prison operator sells shares to repay debt. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Profit From Pessimism Stocks can become undervalued because of bad news, or even because a company is temporarily out of favor. When the market becomes unreasonably pessimistic about a company, investors can make huge profits.
InternetNews August 5, 2005 Drew Robb	Symantec-Veritas Deal Proves Timely Panned at first, the merger of security and storage giants turned out to be well-timed. The combined stock is now on the upswing.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Bill Mann	Cisco Might Pay Dividend John Chambers hints that he might return some cash to shareholders. That would be great.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian	What Companies Do With Their Earnings A public company's main priority is to build value for shareholders. To do that, it must determine which strategies will generate the biggest bang for the buck.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: Buybacks Aren't dividends a form of surrender? Isn't a company simply shrugging its shoulders and passing the buck when it distributes owned or leveraged greenbacks? The buyback's the thing.
CFO July 15, 2011 Marielle Segarra	A Feel for the Deal Companies with a long history of M&A may want to think twice before acquiring again; a new report finds that on average, serial acquirers create less value during deals than infrequent acquirers.
Inc. October 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee	Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Morgan Housel	Dividends or Buybacks? The Story of How to Waste Shareholder Money Buybacks are beneficial if done when shares are cheap. If they're done when pricey, well, it's scarcely different from when you or I overpay for stocks: you don't get your money's worth.