| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
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?   |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling? |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Insane CEO Pay As investors, it can often be sobering to take a hard look at management compensation information in a company's proxy materials. Should shareholders say enough's enough? |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Google's CEO Is Feeling Secure Google has performed very well as a publicly traded company thus far, but generally speaking, there's much more than meets the eye when it comes to all types of CEO compensation, so keep an eye out for those proxy disclosures this year. |
Entrepreneur
February 2009
Chris Penttila |
CEO Salaries in the Crosshairs Pay-for-performance structures are enjoying a resurgence. |
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. |
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
July 9, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Dear Companies: Forget Shareholder Value! It seems sensible for companies to maximize shareholder value -- especially since shareholders are those companies' owners. But an intriguingly contrary school of thought suggests that CEOs might want to pay a little more attention to customers and employees instead. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
CEOs Still Raking It In Are CEOs really 301 times more valuable than rank-and-file employees? |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
SEC May Look at CEO Pay It is encouraging to see some pension fund managers and the SEC taking action on pay for performance among top executives, but shareholder shouldn't get too happy. |
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. |
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
August 7, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Do CEOs Care What Shareholders Think? "Say on pay," where shareholders to voice their approval or disapproval of executive pay packages via nonbinding votes, is slowly gaining traction, and over many years we'll come to see many companies featuring it. |
CFO
October 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Dirt As the SEC shines a light on executive compensation, will companies clean up their acts or find new ways to hide excess? |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
CEOs: Do the Right Thing! 2008 was a bad year for shareholders and workers. Some CEOs made out like bandits, though. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Are the CEOs of Google and Apple Underpaid? Did the former CEO of Home Depot deserve to get nailed for his pay package? What do investors really need to know about executive compensation? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Re-examining Stock Options as a Way to Compensate Executives Now that an underperforming stock market and the excesses of Enron have focused new attention on the use and abuse of stock options as a way to incentivize senior managers, what changes, if any, should companies make in their design of compensation packages? |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Should Hate Golden 'Chutes The idea of a big, fat golden parachute probably sounds great to a failed CEO. But for everyone else, it's a massive, illogical waste of shareholder capital. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2007
Morgan Housel |
Is Your CEO Worth It? Knowing what the head honcho does behind the scenes makes a big difference to investors. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Plenty of Options at Yahoo! The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decreed that companies must begin expensing options this June -- a move that will make many of us watch the options-friendly tech giants such as Yahoo!, where there may be some chilling impacts to earnings. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Louis Lavelle |
Executive Pay Top CEO paychecks in 2003 were, as usual, off-the-charts amazing. But the pace of overall raises for execs slowed considerably |
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
April 17, 2007
Toby Shute |
A Regal Retirement for the Sun King? Retirement-bound chief exec Lord Browne's last meeting with BP shareholders was clouded by a disputed pay package. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot Abdicates Responsibility When management and directors abdicate their responsibilities, what can shareholders do? Either oust management and the board, or oust the stock from your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Fool Blog: Why Do We Pay Big Money to Executives Who Failed? The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it will block the severance payments for Fannie's Daniel Mudd and Freddie's Richard Syron, which together had been estimated at up to $23 million. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Good Moves in Bad Times As much as we so often hear about CEOs who are doing the wrong thing, let's look at a few CEOs who are doing the right thing now. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
11 Companies Rewarding Failure Investors, take a closer look at compensation, and ask yourself whether the CEOs of the companies you own are earning your respect and confidence -- or just earning more than they deserve. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Retire Like a CEO Many CEOs got a 12% raise this year -- didn't you? While you keep an eye on the retirement packages of executives, keep an eye on your own, too. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 2, 2009
Julia Hanna |
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay Here's a look at how the collective involvement of multiple stakeholders could shape the future of executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Invest With These CEOs Who Only Earn $1 Here are three CEOs who have decided to buck the trend, working for a yearly salary of just $1: Steve Jobs, Apple... John Mackey, Whole Foods... Larry Page, Google... |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Kerry J. Sulkowicz |
CEO Pay: The Prestige, The Peril CEOs should reflect on the impact of their pay on their boardrooms and employees. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2006
Jim Schoettler |
Identifying Effective Management Finding shareholder-friendly management teams may be the most important aspect of investing. We look at some tools that can help us measure what management teams are doing and how well they're doing it. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
CEO Pay: How Long Can the Pillaging Persist? One way or another, over-compensators need to get the message. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
CEO Pay Drops, but...Cash Is King An exclusive first look at the 2009 compensation of chief executives at 81 big companies |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot Gets Religion The board of directors requires a two-thirds vote to approve CEO pay. Now let's see what else its members can come up with to restore investor confidence in their ability to lead Home Depot forward. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
A Payday For Performance Compensation is less outrageous this year, except for CEOs who delivered. Our survey of 367 CEO pay packages showed that: Total CEO pay was up smartly, to an average $9.6 million... CEO raises and total pay once again dwarfed those of the average worker... etc. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2010
Julie Clarenbach |
Why Compensation Should Matter to You If you're an investor looking into a possible stock buy, what should you take note of regarding compensation? |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2005
Rich Smith |
Stupid CEO Tricks When it comes to executive compensation, you don't always get what you pay for. If your company is too busy making its CEO rich to make you rich, then it might be time to find a better investment. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2011
Robleto & Chan |
4 Breakups Costlier Than Kim Kardashian's Breaking up is hard to do, but can be quite profitable for executives. Take steps to ensure that you're investing in companies that are aligned with shareholder interests. |
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
January 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
American Express Sets CEO Compensation Standard Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express, has his compensation squarely lined up with that of shareholders' interests. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Ditching Dysfunction in Corporate America In Corporate America, too many management cultures function like a collection of fiefdoms, with little or no accountability to shareholders. To correct this, we need an investor insurrection. |
U.S. Banker
November 2005 |
Executive Compensation & The Boardroom Dilemma Investors shouldn't have to sift through every number on a proxy statement to determine total executive compensation. Now the SEC wants all payouts and perks -- including costs for corporate jets and housing -- out in plainer view. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Yochim & Moscovitz |
Don't Let Washington Kill Shareholder Rights Eleventh-hour backroom deals are unacceptable. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Conflicts of Interest Linger Many CFOs may not know enough accounting to do their jobs right. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Fool Blog: Look Out For the "Others" Apparently it's a creepy world when it comes to CEOs' "other compensation." |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
A New Era for Investors Management and boards must be accountable to us, the owners of the companies employing them. That's called capitalism. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2004
Rich Smith |
Dominion's Executive Pay Revolt Gas and electric utility Dominion Resources announced last week that it is in the midst of a shareholder revolt over executive compensation. |
