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Going to Hell in a Handbasket: The Rush To Protect More Stocks

Try to remember all this when you are offered the chance to vote for someone promising more government involvement in your life....

Going to Hell in a Handbasket: The Rush To Protect More Stocks

Try to remember all this when you are offered the chance to vote for someone promising more government involvement in your life....

Board and Executive Compensation in S&P 500

Jackooo...you are exactly correct. The companies send out proxies, etc., as a "feel good" exercise, not something that will result in any change of directors, management, etc. The mutual funds are not doing their jobs when they simply go along to get along with extreme compensation packages being set up by compensation committees. Any time a compny is losing money badly, but gives top executives major pay raises, something is wrong inside the management of the companies.

Bye Bye Bear - Cramer's Mad Money (7/30/08)

Cramer pushes the major companies mostly, and recommends them only after they make strong moves up. Seems he is about 35% correct over longer time periods. Should we base our stocks on this...??

General Electric Presents a Dividend Opportunity

Buying into any stock for a dividend of lass than the rate of inflation is not a great idea. However, if that stock actually grows in a good manner, the gain can cover for the low dividend. If dividends are primary, there are plenty available at more than 8%.