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SKARBECK: Merger lawsuits common, but investors seldom benefit
June 16, 2012
Ken SkarbeckThe filing of merger lawsuits is so predictable that many acquiring companies factor in class-action legal costs as a form
of “transaction tax” to get their deals done.
MoreKIM: European debt crisis is deja vu all over again
June 9, 2012
Mickey KimThe European debt crisis has reignited and quickly heated to a full boil. Stock markets across the globe have been slammed.
MoreSKARBECK: Facebook flop casts doubt on remarkable valuations
June 2, 2012
Ken SkarbeckAfter a year of escalating hype, Facebook’s May 18 initial public offering failed to come anywhere near Wall Street’s
glorified expectations.
MoreKIM: Talk to your spouse early about money, big issues
May 26, 2012
Mickey KimDo you and your spouse (or significant other) share exactly the same opinion on financial matters, such as spending, saving,
borrowing and investing? If so, you’re in a very small minority of couples.
MoreSKARBECK: Executive pay packages must reflect performance
May 19, 2012
Ken SkarbeckWhen it comes to corporate governance, my firm has been roundly critical of the unending escalation in executive compensation.
MoreKIM: Should investors 'friend' Facebook's massive IPO?
May 12, 2012
Mickey KimAt the top end of the predicted range of $28 to $35 per share, Facebook would raise up to $13.6 billion and sport a market
value just shy of $100 billion.
MoreSKARBECK: Debt, growth must balance for economies to recover
May 5, 2012
Ken SkarbeckCountries need to reduce debt by cutting costs and raising revenue, but those actions dampen growth.
MoreKIM: Is Apple trading at $600 investor iNsanity?
April 27, 2012
Mickey KimAt a recent price of $600 per share, Apple boasts a market value just shy of $560 billion, making it by far the most valuable
company on the planet.
MoreSKARBECK: Investors, boards at odds over executive pay, power
April 21, 2012
Ken SkarbeckPerhaps now we will see more shareholders oppose excessive pay, putting more pressure on corporate boards to come up with
reasonable compensation plans.
MoreKIM: Don't let your fear, greed push you to 'behavior gap'
April 14, 2012
Mickey KimWhile we clearly can’t control the economy or the markets, our behavior is up to us.
MoreSKARBECK: Exchange's bizarre IPO triggers securities probe
April 7, 2012
Ken SkarbeckSecurities regulators are looking into several issues raised in the aftermath of the failed initial public offering of BATS
Global Markets on March 23.
MoreKIM: 'Price is what you pay; value is what you get'
March 31, 2012
Mickey KimIt is impossible to make an intelligent assessment of the investment merit of an asset without accounting for its price.
MoreSKARBECK: Observers cry foul over pension fund proposal
March 24, 2012
Ken SkarbeckThe legislation would change the formula used to calculate pension costs and effectively allow companies to lower their annual
contributions.
MoreKIM: Is No. 1 NFL draft pick a franchise fix or fool's gold?
March 17, 2012
Mickey Kim"Scorecasting" authors say teams consistently place excessive value on high draft picks and routinely overpay, in terms of
current and future picks, to move up the draft order.
MoreSKARBECK: Go all-in on stocks to avoid bond risks
March 10, 2012
Ken SkarbeckThe symbolic pie charts marketed to investors with multiple colored slices—each representing the percentage investors
need in all the various categories of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and alternative investments—had suddenly
turned into one solid color.
MoreKIM: Buffett says stocks far safer now than bonds or gold
March 3, 2012
Mickey KimI eagerly await the pearls of investing wisdom in Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders.
His 2011 missive did not disappoint.
MoreSKARBECK: Big investment scores few and far between
February 25, 2012
Ken SkarbeckThe dream for many investors is to buy a stock that hits the home run—a desire for the lucrative multi-bagger (insert
five, 10 or your pick in place of “multi”.)
MoreKIM: Every investor needs an 'overnight test'
February 18, 2012
Mickey KimPretend someone comes in one night and sells all your investments. ... Would you rebuild the same portfolio you had before?
MoreSKARBECK: Buy-and-hold can still work
February 11, 2012
Ken SkarbeckThe investment math of compounding at high rates of return over long periods can lead to astonishing results.
MoreKIM: Markets start strong in '12, but be ready to 'tie a knot'
February 4, 2012
Mickey KimFranklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” Investors
who heeded that advice during the scary decline last August and September have been rewarded.
MoreSKARBECK: Regulatory battle brews over adviser standards
January 28, 2012
A behind-the-scenes battle is being waged over securities regulators’ proposal to hold investment advisers and stockbrokers
to the same fiduciary standard—something investors wrongly assume is already the case.
MoreKIM: Investors should discard herd mentality and go for it
January 21, 2012
Mickey KimDon’t let conventional decision-making reduce your chances of winning the investment “game.”
MoreSKARBECK: Big-company stocks did better than small firms
January 14, 2012
Ken SkarbeckIn 2011, large-capitalization, high-quality U.S. stocks significantly outperformed small-company stocks.
MoreKIM: Predictions often worthless, but take a look at these
January 7, 2012
Mickey KimThere are some highly experienced and skilled investors who make unconventional predictions I think are worth paying attention
to.
MoreSKARBECK: Despite problems, U.S. still land of opportunity
December 31, 2011
Ken SkarbeckYes, America struggles with instances of poverty, unemployment and other hardships. But we also have the freedom and the opportunities
available to improve our standard of living.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.