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CFO Kris Frieswick |
Shareholder Management Odd-lot shareholder programs -- in which companies offer shareholders with fewer than 100 shares a chance to either sell them at discounted fees or buy enough to hit 100 -- are making a comeback.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Why Firms Restate Annual Earnings and Why Investors Should Beware Is there a way to tell, ahead of time, which publicly traded companies are most likely to cook the books? A new study, "Predicting Earnings Management: The Case of Earnings Restatements," identifies some key risk factors.  |
Registered Rep. October 14, 2002 Rick Weinberg |
Small Investors Ding Pru for $260 million. One of largest awards for small investors ever in case of broker The class-action suit claimed that Prudential broker Jeffrey Pickett sold his clients' shares without authorization in 1998.  |
Registered Rep. October 10, 2002 Rick Weinberg |
Nasdaq Chairman `Worried' About Future of Street Research. With so many newly minted penny stocks, should delisting requirements change? Will separation of investment banking from stock analysis reduce research?  |
Salon.com October 10, 2002 Damien Cave |
Wall Street's worst nightmare Does New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer really want to clean up the stock market, or just make himself look good?  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
NASDAQ: Still on Track, but Facing New Threats from Competitors NASDAQ CEO Alfred R. Berkeley III faces significant challenges as he tries to lead the exchange through crucial, and troubling, times. It is imperative now to keep attracting listings and investors with as many services as possible.  |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2002 Rick Weinberg |
To Improve Profitability, Merrill Curtailing Trading of OTC Issues. A Time to Buy Small-Cap Issues? "With fewer players, that means there will find more inefficiencies in that part of the market."  |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2002 Rick Weinberg |
Brokerage Firms Continued Recommending Floundering Companies: Weiss Survey A surprising 74% of the 62 brokerage firms that follow companies that filed for bankruptcy protection between May 1 and Aug. 31 continued to recommend those companies to investors even as they were seeking protection.  |
Inc. October 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee |
Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.  |
Reason October 2002 Mike Lynch |
Making a Killing in Business When crime pays, there will be plenty of criminals. That's the real story behind corporate malfeasance.  |
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