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The Motley Fool
October 3, 2007
Emil Lee |
How Buffett Made the REIT Investment After a multiyear bull market, REITs have finally stumbled this year. Let's look at what Warren Buffett did during the last REIT downturn.   |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
One Way to Settle the Controversy over Stock Options: Eliminate Them Some Wharton professors question this approach, warning that abandoning stock options altogether could ultimately hurt a company's performance. They say that despite recent allegations of abuse, stock options remain a valuable way to get managers to perform at their peak level. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2003
Darlene Bremer |
Quantity vs. Quality Public companies face strict mandates to disclose more financial information on a timelier basis, but can too much disclosure diminish its value to investors? |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2007
Emil Lee |
Juicy Yield at HRPT The blazing REIT market is showing some signs of cooling off. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
Emil Lee |
A High-Dividend REIT With a Kicker HRPT has a very nice collection of high-credit-quality tenants, a very efficient cost structure, at least one hidden asset, and a steady 8% dividend yield. Seems like a decent opportunity for investors. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Dreadful Stocks to Avoid Warren Buffett avoids five types of stock. Maybe you should, too. They are: Businesses that bet the farm... Businesses dependent on research... Debt-burdened companies... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Avoiding the Road to Ruin Three simple tests can keep some of the market's worst stocks off your watch list. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2005
Dean Starkman |
The 8 Governance Issues That Matter Most For REIT investors, these 8 corporate governance factors carry the most weight in their investment decisions. |
| 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
January 30, 2007
Billy Fisher |
SL Green's Colossal Returns The New York-based REIT turns in another stellar quarter and ups its dividend. he stock has already appreciated 10% one month into 2007. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
Susan Cheng |
Time to revamp `insider boards' Is the fate of corporate giants like WorldCom and Tyco looming at the door of some real estate investment trusts across the nation? |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Rich Smith |
No C.O.D. for DHB With the government finally paying up, the body-armor manufacturer may finally be able to generate some positive free cash flow to back up its usually solid GAAP earnings numbers. But investors are cautioned to check back and read the 10-Q. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Boston Properties' Big Deal Office REIT Boston Properties' sale of 280 Park Place puts the company in an interesting position. Investors, it's hard not to like Boston Properties for the long term, even if today's price isn't so thrilling. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Target Releases Arrows Made of Money The retailer has done well by shareholders, and might do even better. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Ralph Block |
To Buy or Not to Buy... Is buying commercial real estate at today's market prices an intelligent strategy that's likely to be applauded by shareholders? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Dees Stribling |
Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Is United Online for Real? A very large yield makes this company intriguing as an investment. |
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
June 13, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
Share Repurchase Signals What exactly does a share repurchase indicate about a company these days? What does mean to investors? Here is a look at share-repurchase trends in places like Autozone, Target, Wal-Mart, Dell, Costco... |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
HRPT Has Rich Payouts, Too HRPT Properties Trust may offer more than a strong yield. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Share Buybacks Aren't All Equal In the right circumstances -- when a company has excess capital and undervalued shares -- share repurchases are great for shareholders. But if the company is repurchasing overvalued shares, the buyback can actually be a sign of poor management. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Avoid the Value Traps Just because a company's shares may move up as well as down, that doesn't mean the company is a worthy investment. Regardless of what they look like on the surface, some stocks still aren't values. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Chris Mallon |
A Proxy for Management The proxy statement gives investors an annual glimpse into the minds of management. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Microsoft: The Cash Machine Microsoft has a strong quarter and sees a robust 2006 ahead. The days of sideways stock movement may finally be coming to an end. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 6, 2004
Mallory Stark |
Executive Comp: Pay Without Performance Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are "widespread, persistent, and systemic," and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue two law professors in this Q&A and book excerpt. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2003
Art Gering |
When Raising Capital Raises a Ruckus At times, direct placements of common shares by REITs make sense. But try telling that to some shareholders. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Hamid R. Moghadam |
Value of Good Governance Every public REIT should have a strong board that is independent and has some skin in the game that ensures the board members' interests are well aligned with those of shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Boston Properties: Structurally Sound This is a quality REIT that delivers consistent returns to shareholders. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 9, 2004
Lucian A. Bebchuk |
Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2003
Matt Slepin |
Generating Value with an Outside View Many real estate companies have begun to look outward and incorporate best practices from corporate America, and hiring talent with perspective from outside of the industry has become an imperative. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 20, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Study: Compensation for REIT Board Members Up 25% It pays to be a real estate investment trust (REIT) board member these days. REIT board member compensation has increased 25% over the last decade, according to a study by New Jersey-based real estate consultant Schonbraun Safris McCann Bekritsky & Co. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Buttering Up Blackstone Let's not call these guys crooks, but it's undeniable that Blackstone management is getting a much better deal out of the IPO than ordinary 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? |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
The New Power Players in Office Investing Undeterred by dizzying prices and unfettered by the demands of public shareholders obsessing over quarterly growth, partnerships like Blackstone Group and other private firms are outbidding REITs on marquee properties. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Investors, Get What You're Paying For CEO compensation has nothing to do with performance. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2004
Bill Mann |
Taking Advantage of the Terminally Stupid In a public filing, Concord unveiled a plan to buy back employee options at prices up to $4. The trouble is, with a $9 share price, options granted at $40 are worth basically nothing. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005
Bill Mann |
Watch Where the Earnings Go Earnings are great. What management does with the earnings is the difference between mediocre returns and great ones. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 18, 2005
Ann Cullen |
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System? Mihir A. Desai discusses new ways businesses are looking to shrink their tax obligations, how the commonly accepted dual-book system may ultimately harm shareholders, and the role boards of directors play in making sure their companies stay within the rules. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
The Skinny on Share Buybacks Do buybacks enhance shareholder value? Many times, these plans can work out very well for investors. But does this really make a company more valuable? No, not really. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
5 Stocks That Won't Steal From You You don't have to fight your company's management. If the companies whose stocks you own won't put the brakes on their executives' avarice, then find investments where it simply isn't an issue. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2008
Toby Shute |
Upset City: Villanova Everyone loves an underdog. Here are some underdog companies from the land of the Wildcats, Villanova, Pennsylvania. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Corporate Integrity Made You 26 Percentage Points Richer Investing in transparent and responsible companies can pay off big time. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2005
Charles Keenan |
REIT Visionary Vornado's Steven Roth has not only built one of the top-performing and largest REITs from scratch, but also has helped guide an industry from infancy into a maturing, growing engine of the American economy. |
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. |
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
April 19, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Washington REIT Wants More The company is snapping up specific properties more quickly than expected. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Staples Gets It The shareholder-friendly company sets an example for others. |
