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The Motley Fool July 13, 2006 Anders Bylund	Dueling Fools: Stock Options Bull Rebuttal Investors, stock-based incentives can be a powerful motivational tool -- if done right. It's not the granting of options we need to get rid of, it's the misuses of those grants.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: Stock Options Bear Companies will have to scale back on exercising new grants or knock down their paychecks. Stock options, that wonderful concept on paper, has been abused badly by compensation committees. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Grand Jury Tunes In to CNET A month after the SEC began an inquiry into the potential backdating of stock option grants at CNET Networks, a grand jury subpoena has also been issued to get to the bottom of this. Shares are trading more than 4% lower today on the news.
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Roben Farzad	Who's Afraid Of The Shorts? Not Monster Beverage maker Hansen foils them by doing what it does best: Selling drinks.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2006 Anders Bylund	SEC's Positively Foolish Option Accounting Rules New SEC rules may put a stop to backdating scandals.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Anders Bylund	Hansen Shocks as Promised The formerly high-flying stock that traded at over 60 times trailing earnings only two quarters ago can now be had for a sleek trailing P/E ratio of 18.4.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Costco's CEO Makes Things Right The retailer and its management team have once again proven the company takes its duty to shareholders seriously. CEO James Sinegal returned his ill-gotten stock-option gains.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Anders Bylund	Hansen's Great Results Frozen This beverage stock exemplifies the ups and downs of high-growth investing.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Hansen's Monster Mash This popular energy-drink maker posts fantastic third-quarter results. But is this a stock you should buy?
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Make the Most of Stock Options: The Basics Stock options can give employees of successful companies a huge incentive to work hard toward building shareholder value. Options can be a valuable part of compensation, but you have to manage them well.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Anders Bylund	Options Inquiry Weighs on Openwave A beleaguered cell-phone software maker faces lawsuits for wrongs as-yet unproven. For now, investors must wait and see what the internal and external investigations find in Openwave's books.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Rich Duprey	Backdating Battle The SEC investigates stock option backdating at a dozen companies. Should the investigations uncover actual proof of wrongdoing at these or other companies, not only should the executives be held accountable for their actions, but the boards of directors should be punished as well.
InternetNews July 5, 2006 Clint Boulton	Mercury Heads May Face Stock-Option Probe The SEC may pursue three Mercury Interactive directors in relation to a stock-option grant backdating scandal.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Anders Bylund	Do You Know This Monster Stock? You might be surprised to learn that Hansen Natural is the company behind the immensely popular Monster Energy brand.
InternetNews April 24, 2007 Michael Hickins	SEC Charges Former Apple Attorney With Fraud SEC levies fraud charges at Apple's former general counsel and settles with its former CFO in connection with a stock options backdating scandal.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Anders Bylund	One Unstoppable Growth Monster Watch your back, Red Bull! Hansen Natural's Monster is becoming a global energy drink giant.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Monster Mash, Wall Street Smash A solid growth stock joins the momentum crowd. Long-term investors: Steel yourselves for increased volatility at the energy drink marketer-distributor Hansen Natural.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Digital River Bound for Rough Waters? The e-commerce outsource provider may have lurking backdating concerns. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Anders Bylund	Is Hansen Still a Monster Stock? Hansen Natural, the longtime rocket stock, shows how to keep growing when the whole deck seems to be stacked against you.
InternetNews August 23, 2006 Clint Boulton	Sympathy For Stock Option Backdaters? Whatever you want to call the chowder pot of stock option backdating cases, it still boils down to sketchy accounting.
HBS Working Knowledge October 25, 2006 Desai & Margolis	Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts, where the practice of backdating options for top executives is only part of the problem.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Anders Bylund	Hansen Needs Help Manufacturing problems, higher dairy prices, and distribution snafus on a product line all contribute to a big revenue miss in the latest quarter.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Anders Bylund	Hansen Is Back in Black Monster Energy brewer Hansen Natural just reported second-quarter results, and it's a return to good form after a disappointing first quarter.
InternetNews May 31, 2007 Clint Boulton	SEC Settles Backdating Cases With Mercury, Brocade The Securities and Exchange Commission settled stock-option backdating cases with Mercury Interactive and Brocade Communications Systems totaling $35 million.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Anders Bylund	A Bullish Rush Continues for Hansen Hansen Natural, the little drink business that could, has plenty of juice left in its tank.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Rich Duprey	Meade Zooms In on Options The telescope maker finds stock-option errors but says they're not related to backdating scandals. When the company gets around to finally filing its revised financial statements, let's hope shareholders aren't knocked so badly that they're seeing stars.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 David Lee Smith	Monster's Monstrous Contretemps The job-listing service is the latest to join the backdating club. So where will this stock-option dishonesty lead us? Most of the companies besmirched by stock-option dating irregularities have seen their share prices remain generally unaffected.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Philip Durell	An Open Letter to UnitedHealth's Chairman The possibility of the backdating of stock options has cast a shadow over the company's long-term outperformance. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	McAfee Orders a Recount The security software maker reprices backdated stock options. The total cost to McAfee -- and shareholders -- is currently unknown.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Backdating Scandal Bites Apple Apple may "think different" when it comes to accounting practices, too. The company announced that an internal investigation led to the uncovering of mishandled stock option grants between 1997 and 2001. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2010 Anders Bylund	The Good, the Bad, and the Monster Stock At first glance, it looks like Hansen Natural has lost its fizz. Or maybe this is a buy-in opportunity after months of high-flying expectations.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Hansen Natural Is Ready to Pop With its energetic nature, Hansen Natural has plowed through the current volatile market posting monster results.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Monster of a Problem Prosecutors scrutinize the job search site over stock-option backdating allegations. What does it mean to investors?
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 David Henry	How The Options Mess Got So Ugly--And Expensive As stock option grants soared in the 1990s, so did the temptation to cheat when issuing them.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Seth Jayson	Hansen Overheated Yes, results have been good at the beverage company. But you'll need to be a sucker for risk to buy at these levels. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 Rich Duprey	Backdating Scandals Enter Final Lap The sentencing of Brocade's CEO shows that the race is almost run -- and shareholders have lost.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 Anders Bylund	SEC Launches Operation Spamalot Operation Spamalot will only work if the SEC keeps up with the spammers, something that even experts on email operations find hard to do. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Backdating Boredom It seems everyone from investors to the justice system is tiring of the stock options scandal.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Hansen's Heyday The energy drink specialist is scheduled to report earnings for third-quarter 2006. Investors, let's take a look at what to expect now that some of the fizz has gone out of the stock.
InternetNews October 4, 2006 David Needle	Jobs Knew of Backdating Apple Computer released results today of an investigation into the backdating of stock option grants, saying it found that CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2008 Anders Bylund	Sell on the Rumor, Buy on the News Hansen proves how backward that old adage really is.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Seth Jayson	How Many More Monsters? The famous Web job listings provider Monster is the latest tech darling to join the alleged backdating hall of shame. Though it will be a while before this all shakes out, shareholders would do well to pay attention right now.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	House Passes Bill to Create Federal Grant Database The bill, H.R. 5060, would require the government to disclose information on a website about all grants, as well as other types of payments, within 30 days of the money being awarded.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Seth Jayson	Ceradyne Cooks More Than Ceramics There was options backdating, but "no intentional misconduct?" Baloney. Shareholders deserve better.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Rich Duprey	Altera Backpedals on Backdating Options backdating forces the programmable chip maker to restate 10 years of financials. Investors, beware.