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The Motley Fool
August 7, 2009
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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.   |
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
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
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? |
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
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 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. |
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
June 4, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Bad News in CEO Pay Think grandiose CEO rewards don't apply in a struggling industry? Think again. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
A Modest Proposal to Reduce CEO Pay Let's have some Dutch auctions for CEO jobs. |
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 |
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
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. |
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
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
April 8, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests. |
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 12, 2004
Salim Haji |
Higher Pay and Lower Taxes Results from two new studies: corporate CEOs continue to get pay raises, and most corporations pay little or no taxes. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Which Way on Say-on-Pay? How companies plan to hear shareholder opinions on compensation. |
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
February 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Carrots, Sticks, and CEOs That proposed $500,000 compensation cap makes even more sense than you think. |
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
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. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 8, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? Readers offer varying viewpoints and solutions on the topic of CEO 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
October 13, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wall Street's Reality Deficit Continues Wall Street compensation's expected to hit a record this year. Say what? |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Will Obama Succeed Where Shareholders Have Failed? Delving beyond the headlines. |
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? |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship. |
Entrepreneur
February 2009
Chris Penttila |
CEO Salaries in the Crosshairs Pay-for-performance structures are enjoying a resurgence. |
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
February 16, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Tenured Tyrants in Corporate America Instead of pink slips, many underwhelming CEOs get fat paychecks. Will that soon change? |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
That CEO Makes How Much? Plunging stock prices haven't dented some executives' lavish pay. The guys at the top deserve an equal share of the sacrifice, especially if they expect an outsized slice of the rewards. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Risk, Rot, and the Road to Recovery It's high time shareholders demanded better corporate governance from boards. |
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
April 14, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Best and Worst Corporate Boards Did any of your companies make the Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame? |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Should We Be Like Britain? The UK's mandating corporate governance rules. Should we follow suit? |
CFO
October 1, 2003
Lori Calabro |
Above Board Regulators and shareholders want compensation committees to explain why CEOs make so much. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Better Carrots? Big changes are under way in long-term incentive compensation, a new survey finds. But they may not be big enough. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
New CEOs, Same Old Trouble Executive turnover can be a bad sign for your holdings. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Proxy Season Damage Control Has Begun Companies scramble to reexamine compensation policies before shareholders strike back. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
January 22, 2007
Byrnes & Sasseen |
Board of Hard Knocks Activist shareholders, tougher rules, and anger over CEO pay have put directors on the hot seat. |
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. |
| 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? |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 7, 2003 |
Those Who Sit on Company Boards Face a New, Tougher Job Description Two longtime executives and board members talk about the changing role of boards of directors in what they say is becoming an increasingly volatile, litigious and risky environment. |
