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Let's Fix "Say on Pay" Here's the Shareholder Bill of Rights take on compensation.   |
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June 29, 2005
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Stupid CEO Tricks When it comes to executive compensation, you don't always get what you pay for. If your company is too busy making its CEO rich to make you rich, then it might be time to find a better investment. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
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Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders? |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
CEOs: Do the Right Thing! 2008 was a bad year for shareholders and workers. Some CEOs made out like bandits, though. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Insane CEO Pay As investors, it can often be sobering to take a hard look at management compensation information in a company's proxy materials. Should shareholders say enough's enough? |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
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Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Paulson's Plan to Punish the Public Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to protect homebuyers from their mistakes -- extending loan teaser rates for a few years -- will punish us all. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Mitigating Mortgage Problems If the politicians' plan for saving borrowers won't help you, this might. Here are some things to try to get off the road to foreclosure. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Watchful Eyes on Wasteful Practices CEO pay disparities continue to fly in the face of fiscal prudence. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
It's Time for a Shareholder Revolution The Shareholder Bill of Rights Act is the most prominent, widely publicized proposal on corporate governance to come out of this crisis. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
Bernstein & Borrus |
Labor Sharpens Its Pension Sword Unions are using their shareholder clout -- and pickets -- to lean on employers. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages. |
BusinessWeek
September 16, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
Union Leader Andy Stern on the Future of Big Labor SEIU head Andy Stern talks about health-care reform, President Obama, and a labor movement in need of change. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Washington Mutual's Shady Compensation Plan Poor performance plus huge write-offs plus big layoffs equals big executive bonuses. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010 |
Mandatory Education To prevent future stress in the housing market at the levels we see now, financial education should be required of anyone who receives a mortgage. |
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 15, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Don't Get Crushed by Your Home If that "pick-your-own-payment" mortgage sounds too good to be true, that's only because it is. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Chris Mallon |
In Your Best Interest Rising home prices make interest-only mortgages a popular tool for homebuyers. |
AskMen.com
Nick Kennedy |
The Foreclosure Crisis With recent news that many financial service companies had been employing "robo-signers" to help foreclose on thousands of homes around the country, many banks voluntarily declared a moratorium on booting people from their residences. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Amy Borrus |
Not Your Ordinary Gold Watch Hank McKinnell's pension haul is making him a poster boy for executive excess. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 21, 2009
Roger Thompson |
Excessive Executive Pay: What's the Solution? In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Housing's Frozen Rope The hazards of bailing out borrowers by freezing rates may be worse than proponents realize. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Math How long should it take to pay for your home sweet home? How a mortgage fits into your financial plan depends on you -- your goals, your plans, your spending habits, your financial personality. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
9 Mortgage Don'ts But no matter how much you owe, unless you're a lottery winner, you've probably used a mortgage to buy your home. Here are some tips on what not to do when making one of the biggest purchases of your life. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareowners' Word of the Year: No This tiny word could wield a ton of power over corporate managers' practices. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Your Funds Are Failing You Your mutual fund may be voting against your best interests. As investors, we don't have to close our eyes when our mutual funds support ridiculous pay packages. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Housing Collapse Squishes Bear The risky mortgages that drove the housing mania were also prime ways for Wall Street to cash in on the greedy and naive. And now that the air is escaping and credit is being crunched, we're seeing the results. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
Financial Advisor
February 2008
Milton Ezrati |
Bailout Plan Spells Trouble For Future Mortgages Although the Bush administration's plan to deal with the subprime problem might help relieve some of today's financial strains, it will do so only at the expense of longer-term costs. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Big Labor's Day of Reckoning As a critical confab nears, how far is the AFL-CIO willing to go to stem its decline? |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"Andy Put His Foot in His Mouth" AFSCME leader Gerald McEntee discusses the push for changing the AFL-CIO and how some are approaching it in the wrong way. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Science Fiction Some mortgages are likely to outlive you. Think twice before signing up. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
5 Reasons to Scrimp for a Down Payment Of the million or so hurdles you can encounter between you and your first home, the down-payment hurdle can sometimes loom the largest. It's not easy, but it can save you more money down the road. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
ARMs in All Shapes and Sizes Heed some warnings when shopping for an adjustable-rate mortgage. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Don't Fail This Mortgage Quiz Avoid payment shock by knowing your mortgage's intimate details. |
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 |
This Old House
December 2007
Keith Pandolfi |
How to Escape Mortgage Disaster If you foresee trouble making you mortgage payments next year, don't panic - there are options out there to help you stay afloat |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Some People Have Sky-High Price Tags Investors evaluating individual companies or mutual funds as possible investments would do well to take executive compensation into account. If the CEO or fund manager isn't really earning his or her paycheck, then that shareholder money is being wasted. |
U.S. Banker
March 2008
John Engen |
The Politics of Lending Sen. John McCain took time to present his vision of a world with simplified mortgage applications, and even suggested that the government might need to jump in to help mitigate the worsening crisis. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006 |
Mortgage Points, Explained If you're learning about mortgages, you'll hear the term "points" a lot. A "point" is 1% of the value of the mortgage loan. |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Foreclosure Battle Rages On Don't bet on a quick end to the foreclosure fiasco. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005 |
15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgages The mortgage you have in mind may not be best for you. |
This Old House
L. Gallant & D. Snoonian |
The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2005
Rich Smith |
Interested in Interest-Only? Here is a look at the risks that interest-only mortgages pose not only to homeowners, but to investors in the banks offering these seemingly sweet ( to homebuyers) deals. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Rate Cut Means Refi Madness Mortgages are almost at record low rates. Does this mean we will return to the days of easy money? |
