Strategy & Management

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Investment Advisor June 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: The Vision Thing Many financial advisors have a vision for their business, but that vision often gets blurred by the cataracts of competing priorities and short-term fixes.
U.S. Banker June 2006 John Engen	Hunter or Hunted? CEO Thomas Hoaglin has turned around Huntington Bancshares, outperforming peers during his five years at the helm. Faced with a tough local economy and stiff competition, though, is this enough to ensure its continued independence?
U.S. Banker June 2006 Holly Sraeel	Wachovia's Bet on Golden West is Talk of the Town It was just a matter of time. That Ken Thompson's desire to build a national bank would solve the Sandlers's succession problem is only half the story. What's being talked about from Charlotte to New York and back again is the real deal.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Lee Conrad	Making Sense of HSAs For Community Banks Community and mid-sized banks are jumping into the fray of health savings accounts, but some analysts wonder if they can successfully compete against the big guys.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Rich Duprey	Engelhard's Change of Heart After months of posturing, specialty chemicals manufacturer Engelhard relented in its opposition and agreed to be acquired by Germany's BASF in a $5.6 billion deal. Investors could have seen the buyout coming by reading the SEC filings.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mirant Tries to Score on a Power Play Its attempt to acquire NRG Energy takes a somewhat nastier turn. Mirant may yet come back with a higher offer. Whatever the case proves to be, it seems likely that independent power players are now going to be getting a lot more attention in the market.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Disney's Download Deal CinemaNow and Disney team up to digitally distribute more movies.
CIO June 1, 2006 David Rosenbaum	No Time for Martyrs A business leader's most important job is making sure he can draw on his inner resources to lead. And that means taking care of yourself.
CIO June 1, 2006 Susannah Patton	Answering the Call Everyone's had a bad experience with a call center. But now companies are investing in advanced technologies and at-home agents to connect with customers, not put them on hold.
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