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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 25, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Are These Companies' CEOs Worth It? We're on the lookout for misaligned pay and performance. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
On CEO Pay, Shareholders Say "Enough!" Shareholders' acknowledgment of pay policy problems, and their vocal outcry when those practices defy common sense, will result in better-built companies, happier investors, and less overall risk. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2011
Jason Matthews |
Charlie Munger and the Psychology of Human Misjudgment Let's review his list of 25 dangerous investor tendencies -- starting with No. 1: reward and punishment superresponse. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Let's Fix "Say on Pay" Here's the Shareholder Bill of Rights take on compensation. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Daze Linking pay to performance is harder than it looks. Companies that consider linking equity awards to performance should prepare to dig in for deeper computations of the compensation's fair value. |
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
February 2011
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
More Say on Pay Bank directors are often bystanders in developing compensation policies, but new guidelines will require them to play a more active role. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Proxy Season Damage Control Has Begun Companies scramble to reexamine compensation policies before shareholders strike back. |
| 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
February 18, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Watch Out, Wall Street Financial firms still haven't properly addressed risk management, but shareholders are watching. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Want a Say on Pay? Cast That Ballot! Will shareholders rock the vote at annual meetings this year? |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2009
Liz Peek |
"Say on Pay" a Boon for Advisors, but for Shareholders? Shareholder anger about former excesses, and the demand for say-on-pay, is not likely to disappear anytime soon. |
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
August 13, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Revolts Revive Responsibility Investors' wrath could help better corporate governance policies gain traction. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
What Market Milestones Tell About the Future Don't go nuts over S&P 1,000, or let market milestones distract you from the true goal of investing: buying stocks for less than they're really worth. |
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 |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
CEO Pay: The New Rules For CEOs and other senior executives in manufacturing, performance-related bonuses are up and performance-tied long-term incentives are more common. But will they make for better management decisions? That's not yet clear. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Voting: Not Just for November Anymore It's a very exciting time of year for investors: tax season, annual report season, and proxy voting season. Believe it or not, it's worth your time to sift through the mail and uncover your ballot; your proxy votes carry more power than you think. |
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. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Compensation's New Normal Welcome to the new world of compensation - a place where up is down, confusion reigns, and tensions are rising. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Berkshire Shares Could Rise Another 20% The "index effect" -- the excess returns on a stock that is added to a major index -- is a well researched phenomenon. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Some CEOs Just Aren't Worth It Shareholders: Be alert, vigilant, and occasionally outraged. And vote! |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Stock Madness Elite 8: Berkshire Hathaway So many ingredients go into winning an NCAA basketball championship. It takes a highly skilled, well-balanced team that can adapt to conditions and competitors to win consistently. It's the same with stocks. So who would win if Berkshire Hathaway were competing against Google? |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
High-Speed Shareholder Democracy Share owner rights are no longer on dial-up. The internet's helping increasing numbers of shareholders realize that they have more power than they think. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
David Lawrence |
Costly Mistakes As financial advisors create their own team practices or go independent and set up independent RIA firms, one of the biggest challenges they face is designing a compensation plan for themselves and those who work with them and for them. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Going Short on Warren Buffett One investor shorts Berkshire Hathaway, betting that both classes of shares will underperform the market over the next few months. Read on for his reasons for doing so. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Making Corporate Housecleaning Easier in 2012 Proxy access resolutions pile up; could some corporate boards get cleaned up next year? |
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
February 2, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Spring Into Action Early signs indicate that an exciting, historical proxy season's heating up. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Stocks You Won't Sell If the companies you own pay you well, you may never need to sell them. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2004
Bill Mann |
Oh No! Berkshire Earnings Down! Headlines hollering about the drop in earnings at the company ignore the rapid change in investment gains or losses, which are based on transactions, as well as the very nature of the insurance business. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Tom Gardner |
Stand Up for Bastards: Berkshire vs. Apple It's all about succession for these two great businesses. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Warren Walks Warren Buffett has no reason to feel ashamed of Berkshire's performance. Few investors are going to abandon Berkshire for the vanilla comforts of an index fund. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000
Schonbraun & Schindler |
Hitting the Grand Slam! Top producing executives, like the sultans of swat in baseball, can be expensive, but they are vital to a successful management team. The market for top executives is tight with the private real estate sector and other industries competing for the same talent pool as REITs and REOCs. |
Managed Care
February 2007 |
Quality is Important, But Productivity Rules Despite a rise in the use of quality incentives to determine physician compensation, productivity remains the predominant determinant. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Fray on Pay The battle over executive compensation and what it means for you. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2011
Tony Luckett |
Why Buy Berkshire Hathaway? Is Warren Buffett's company worth buying at the moment? |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Idiot-Proofing Berkshire Hathaway Reading between the lines of a major shift at Berkshire Hathaway. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Which Way on Say-on-Pay? How companies plan to hear shareholder opinions on compensation. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Dismay on Pay Why say on pay won't be any easier the second time around. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Finding the Real Fault in CEO Pay How the buck gets passed on CEO compensation. Companies' boards of directors, particularly compensation committees, are the core problem, and these enablers rarely take heat for their considerable share of the fault. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
From Corporate Excess to Excessive Embarrassment Sheer humiliation could be a great tool to push for better corporate behavior from executives at Bank of America. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
Buy, Sell, or Hold: Berkshire Hathaway With all due respect to Mr. Buffett, let's lay out the cases for buying, selling, and holding Berkshire Hathaway. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 8, 2012
James Heskett |
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced? Pay for performance is almost universally employed in the US and increasingly elsewhere, even though the forms it takes ebb and flow. But now questions are being raised about whether pay for performance at its core is fatally flawed or at least misused. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Alex Planes |
Why I'm Not Buying Berkshire Hathaway A legendary investor, but a lagging stock. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 1, 2005
Jim Heskett |
Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? There is evidence of little or no relationship between the size of CEO compensation awards and corporate performance. Why? |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Jeff Matthews |
A Pilgrim's Report From the Woodstock for Capitalists Here's one insider's view of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Portal & Hilzenrath |
New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bear Berkshire Hathaway trades at a premium to other insurers, is stingier to its shareholders than other conglomerates, and looks to be too cash-rich to invest its entire hoard successfully in the future. |
