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The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Trims CEO Salary Frank Blake draws a more modest paycheck than his much-criticized predecessor. He "gets" that investors in Home Depot are fed up with the board of directors giving away their wealth to the CEO.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders?
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Listen, Learn, Change The daily headline trail for Home Depot is beginning to rival that of any high profile Hollywood breakup. Many investors and other observers are piping mad right now. But things should eventually blow over; the company itself is performing quite well.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	CEO Job Under Construction at Home Depot Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli resigns. But is real change on the way? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Nardelli at Chrysler Makes Sense Bob Nardelli is roundly disliked for his deeds at Home Depot, but maybe he has the right background for his new job as CEO at Chrysler.
Job Journal February 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth?
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Another Failure for Home Depot So why are shareholders celebrating? Home Depot gets rid of its Supply business, but still fails shareholders by developing short-sighted, entirely reactive business plans.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 1 The much-hated boss of Home Depot is gone. Is Home Depot a good opportunity for investors today now that Nardelli is gone? Or is there another lesson to learn from this saga?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Nissan Puts the Brakes on Bonuses CEO Carlos Ghosn and Nissan's board of directors won't be getting bonuses for their below-par 2006 performance. Nissan's shares aren't loved by the market right now, but the negative view won't last if the company continues to execute its plan.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear With economic pressures mounting, growth stagnating, and management that's accountable to no one, there are plenty of good reasons for investors to stay out of Home Depot.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Nardelli Back in the Driver's Seat It will be interesting to watch new Chrysler CEO, Robert Nardelli, fresh from Home Depot, begin his drive to revamp the automobile manufacturer.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Rich Duprey	CEOs Get the Golden Boot Boards of directors are giving away shareholder money to outgoing executives as compensation for poor performance. Shareholders ought to take note of how their boards deal with management separation.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Chris Mallon	A Proxy for Management The proxy statement gives investors an annual glimpse into the minds of management.
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull Rebuttal Home Depot has been building great things for years. Investors, this is not your father's Home Depot!
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 2 What can investors learn from the departure of Home Depot's boss?
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax	The Un-Enrons We salute the companies leading the way in a post-Enron (and anti-Enron) world. Investors, take note: Blue Nile... Whole Foods Market...
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HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2006 Jay W. Lorsch	Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do Compensation committees are under pressure to keep CEO pay high, even as shareholders and the media agitate for moderation. The solution? Boards of directors need better competitive information and an ear to what shareholders are saying.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CEOs, Watch Those Ratios Some CEOs are coming under fire for share prices that were pumped up before their arrival. Home Depot's Bob Nardelli exemplifies this and investors should better understand the dynamics of the situation.
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.
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The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 Jane Sasseen	A Better Look At The Boss's Pay New SEC rules require greater disclosure, but don't expect CEOs to take a hit.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Market Mix Tape Tune in for a rockin' review of the big happenings in the market last week. "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones and the market participants... "Hit the Road, Jack" by Ray Charles and Home Depot's board of directors... etc.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Diane Brady	"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium" With likability a buzzword among CEO headhunters, it can make all the difference.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Anders Bylund	Duel Revisited: Dusting Off Home Depot Let's look back at the bull and bear views of Home Depot one year ago. Much has changed at the company. But is it different enough yet?
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Jena McGregor	Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Home Depot Dodges Distress Investors seem unfazed by predictions of a rocky second half. Investors have plenty of reasons to keep monitoring Home Depot's management. At the moment, the hardware chain seems more like one to watch than one to buy.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Selena Maranjian	CEO Pay: It Just Makes No Sense Let's let the laws of supply and demand work.
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The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger	5 Stocks That Won't Steal From You You don't have to fight your company's management. If the companies whose stocks you own won't put the brakes on their executives' avarice, then find investments where it simply isn't an issue.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Hindo & Byrnes	A Sharper Edge At Lowe's A new CEO will have to execute just as Home Depot's archrival Lowe's Companies ramps up its assault on the Atlanta company's bread-and-butter business.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Bill Barker	History Is Made, for Now At yesterday's annual meeting, Flamel's shareholders made history. All proposals to re-elect the former directors were rejected by voting shareholders.
HBS Working Knowledge August 30, 2006 Bebchuk & Khurana	The Compensation Game Do CEOs deserve "star" compensation? Or are they benefiting from a "market myth"?
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 October 6, 2005 Gardner & Mann	Quality Systems: Board Battle Rages On The electronic records software provider's final slate of directors is being contested by dissident shareholder and director Ahmed Hussein. If a lawsuit is brewing from the vote count, management and its board should have revealed it to shareholders.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Brian Grow	Home Depot: Thinking Outside The Big Box The home-improvement giant ratchets up growth -- by moving past the lumberyard look -- including the paperlog jams in the back office.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
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The Motley Fool January 3, 2008 Rich Duprey	Home Depot's No Stock of the Year Home Depot didn't have what it took to be Stock of the Year last year (and it probably won't this year, either), but it may be showing the beginnings of being a runner-up in the works.
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