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HBS Working Knowledge February 13, 2006 |
Readers Respond: Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? Business professional offer opinions on the question of whether CEOs of public companies offer earnings guidance.  |
CFO May 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
The Long View Corporate managers have long complained about the pressure to focus on the short term, but now, for the first time, critics and business groups are racing to their defense. The cure for the myopia? Stop giving quarterly earnings guidance.  |
Entrepreneur August 2005 C.J. Prince |
Just Say No? More big companies are refusing to give Wall Street quarterly earnings guidance. Should small firms jump on the bandwagon, too? Observers comment on longer term vs shorter term perspective.  |
HBS Working Knowledge February 27, 2006 Jim Heskett |
Summing Up: Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? Readers weigh in: Anyone who has stock or investments in a public company should be privileged to certain short-term information... Employees feel pressure to have the business look good on a quarterly basis... etc.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Morgan Housel |
Short-Term Guided Missiles The endless assault on short-term performance can leave impatient investors searching for answers.  |
CIO May 1, 2004 Gary Beach |
A Longer View Why are companies sacrificing long-term economic value to meet short-term targets?  |
InternetNews April 23, 2009 Paul Shread |
Amazon, Microsoft Rise on Mixed Results Microsoft and Amazon report quarterly results that are just good enough.  |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Blue Christmas at Best Buy Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 guidance after disappointing holiday sales numbers proved it was not immune to the retail trend of abysmal December sales.  |
IndustryWeek November 17, 2010 |
Board Member Today; CEO Tomorrow The number of Fortune 1000 directors who became the CEOs of the companies on whose boards they served more than doubled in the past year.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Financials -- Guiding Less The percentage of companies providing earnings guidance is declining.  |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
WebMD's Misleading Results WebMD reports good numbers, but the stock looks pricey.  |
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 July 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Should Management Guidance Be Eliminated? Inside info from company bigwigs can be a good or bad thing. Investors, know that it's routine for companies to be off the mark -- after all, it's impossible to really know exactly what the future holds.  |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Anders Bylund |
Traders Sell NetApp, but Investors Should Buy Short-term concerns are masking long-term opportunities.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Ignore Earnings Guidance Instead of searching for companies that merely sound optimistic, seek out those willing to back up that positive outlook with something more substantive than words, like dividend increases.  |
CFO September 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Talk about Missed Earnings A new study finds that falling short of analysts' profits forecasts hits CFOs directly where it hurts: in their wallets and their chances of getting fired.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 |
Reconciling Capital Gains and Losses Here's how to offset your gains with your losses on your tax return.  |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Brian Gorman |
NYT's News Not Fit to Print New York Times' unwillingness to provide yearly guidance is a troubling sign. That's news its investors would rather not hear.  |
Fast Company September 2004 Chuck Salter |
Mr. Inside Speaks Out Former Medtronic CEO Bill George has split with his brethren to make an impassioned case for courageous leadership.  |
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro |
Hill on Wall Street Ten financial market questions for Chuck Hill, former director of research at Thomson Financial First Call.  |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Rich Smith |
FedEx Flies But will its flight be canceled due to bad economic weather?  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 |
Money Market Funds, Explained They're not exciting, but you may need them. They're generally ill-suited for long-term savings, but they're great for short-term investments, such as for money you'll need in the near future.  |
Job Journal February 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth?  |
CFO March 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
Mum's the Word Several companies have decided to forgo quarterly earnings guindance, but a code of silence may not be for everyone.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2001 John S. McClenahen |
Endangered! Unless manufacturing's CEOs perform very well and very fast, they're history...  |
HBS Working Knowledge August 8, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? Readers offer varying viewpoints and solutions on the topic of CEO compensation.  |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Rich Smith |
What Do CEOs Know That You Don't? A new survey suggests they know how to quit when they're ahead. CEOs' lack of confidence also suggests that this current rally may not be what it seems.  |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 |
Netting Your Gains and Losses How should you go about netting long-term and short-term capital gains and losses?  |
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Paul Shread |
Jabil Plunges on Warning Jabil Circuit became the latest victim of investors' impatience Tuesday, plunging after warning that its quarterly earnings will come in below forecasts... The broader market fell once again... Qualcomm rose after raising guidance...etc.  |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Toby Shute |
A Pair of Solar Previews A preliminary look at two Chinese shops' year-end results.  |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
What's the Story, Dell? Didn't Dell announce it was suspending guidance two months ago? There are a number of angles to consider when evaluating today's earnings warning from the computer maker. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Risk, Rot, and the Road to Recovery It's high time shareholders demanded better corporate governance from boards.  |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Peter Carbonara |
Hedge Fund Investors Gain Power With returns sinking, hedge funds and private equity firms are lowering fees, increasing transparency, and competing for investors' cash.  |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Louis Lavelle |
The CEOs' Gravy Train May Be Drying Up Finally, boards are reining in executive pay and tying it more to performance.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Avon Lady Stops Calling Avon no longer wants to issue mid-quarterly updates. What does this mean for the investor?  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 Jill Jusko |
Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship.  |
U.S. Banker October 2006 Holly Sraeel |
A CEO's Public Domain: Big Thinking, Challenges Becoming CEO of a public company once held nothing but allure for those fortunate enough to ascend. But today's CEO must shun conventional wisdom and wade through myriad complex regulations. It's no picnic.  |
U.S. Banker September 2010 George F. Colony |
Hey, CEOs, Be More Social Social media is fast gaining influence in the business world, but there s one demographic almost completely untouched: chief executives.  |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
On CEOs and Overconfidence Contrary to popular belief, mergers don't always reward shareholders.  |
InternetNews October 23, 2007 Paul Shread |
Amazon Takes Investors on a Wild Ride Amazon.com jumped 10% ahead of its quarterly earnings report Tuesday - then gave it all back in after-hours trading despite some pretty solid numbers... Millicom gained on quarterly results... TI shares fell after lowering current quarter guidance... etc.  |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Corporate Boards Are Broken Extreme measures are needed to get boards to do their jobs.  |
BusinessWeek January 22, 2007 Byrnes & Sasseen |
Board of Hard Knocks Activist shareholders, tougher rules, and anger over CEO pay have put directors on the hot seat.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Titillating Gains Instead of buying into short-term schemes or getting worked up about how your stocks are doing compared to how the analysts think they're doing, be a long-term investor and buy companies you'd feel confident owning even if the market shut down and you weren't able to sell.  |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Kerry J. Sulkowicz |
CEO Pay: The Prestige, The Peril CEOs should reflect on the impact of their pay on their boardrooms and employees.  |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
CEO Candor Slipping The latest crop of CEOs seems less frank than the old guard.  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 22, 2003 Martha Lagace |
How to Build a Better Board Boards need to work smarter and with a design in mind, says Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch. Lorsch discusses his new book Back to the Drawing Board, co-written with Colin B. Carter.  |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Gary Schneider |
Fund Industry Being Forced In Wrong Direction In the aftermath of some of America's biggest scandals in the history of the mutual fund industry, proposed standards are wrongheaded and unnecessary.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Conflicts of Interest Linger Many CFOs may not know enough accounting to do their jobs right.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 David Stein |
Shopping for Tax Rates Investors who pay taxes as soon as possible end up with more money. It does require careful tax planning and management of trading costs, but the proactive value it can add to a client's aggregate investment portfolio makes it well worth considering.  |