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The Motley Fool January 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Xybernaut's Dilution Solution Expanding shares outstanding can make a shrinking loss look even better.
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The Motley Fool April 16, 2004 Rich Smith	DoubleClick's Pinched Penny Rounding earnings per share can lay traps for unwary investors. Online advertiser DoubleClick becomes a good lesson in why it is best to think of those little ticker symbols scrolling by as pieces of companies rather than little ticker symbols.
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The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Brian Gorman	Applied Materials' Buyback The stock repurchase program sounds impressive, but has yet to add shareholder value.
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The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Bill Mann	Yes, Options Really Are an Expense The Financial Accounting Standards Board stares down the tech lobby and mandates that employee stock options must be expensed.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Sylvan's Financial Maze Sylvan Learning Systems (Nasdaq: SLVN) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 earnings on Thursday -- and the company could hardly have made its report more confusing if it had tried.
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BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Steve Hamm	Expense Options -- but Give Startups a Break Large companies can afford to expense options, but startups could find it harder to bring new innovations to market. Expensing would make it more difficult for startups to recruit, since they use the potential of a huge options payday to lure top talent.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Rich Smith	DoubleClick's Concentration Total diluted shares outstanding may have declined at the online advertiser, but the company issued new shares almost as fast as it bought up the old ones!
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The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Kensey Nash Heals Fast Four months was all it took to rejuvinate biomedical products maker Kensey Nash's profit machine.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Bill Mann	Intel's Red Herring Intel CEO spells doom and gloom if option expensing is mandatory. Please.
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The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Simply Terrific The Internet security company continues to post impressive numbers. Investors will want to continue to monitor Symantec's performance, and to pay special attention when (or if) the dilution rate appears to slow later this year.
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