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Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
... On paper, they "invest" huge sums in capital in Madoff funds in return for 10% a year in dividends. But only the 10%, plus fees for Madoff, are transferred to Madoff so he can pay the crook...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...o reach them. This approach is much less reactionary, is less costly overall, and pays much greater dividends in the event of trouble than does basing all services at your own site. Having good reliab...
Microsoft layoffs may be imminent
in The CIO Weblog, on December 29, 2008
... some time; a more proactive, thoughtful approach to sizing the corporate workforce might have paid dividends had it been enacted a year or two ago. A reaction of this sort is bound to be negative, an...
Automaker bailout: at what cost?
in Sox First, on December 19, 2008
...n executive pay, give the government access to financial records. And they will be allowed to issue dividends until the debt is repaid. The government will have the authority to block transactions lar...
Dreadful US data package
in Sox First, on November 27, 2008
..., headed by the likes of Citigroup, Genworth Financial, and New York Times, that are cutting their dividends . And sales of new homes have fallen to their lowest level since 1991, the time of the l...
Going Broke Going For Broke
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...chip corporations, the kind widows and orphans love because they're stable, rich and always pay dividends. We're talking companies like Citigroup, Xerox, General Electric, Wal-Mart, Microsoft,...
Markets and the destruction of wealth
in Sox First, on October 10, 2008
...'s a similar right around the big markets around the world. Of course, we are not talking about dividends here but that's not the point. The level of capital destruction around the world does ...
Atlantic City Successfully Promoting Non-Gambling Activities
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 23, 2008
...r scale, but Atlantic City has embraced this change with vigor, and the city is now reaping its dividends.
This success continues, at a reduced pace due to the current downturn in the nation'...
MyCMDB: the cool BSM software with the funny name
in The CIO Weblog, on August 7, 2008
...able to those people directly and unmediated by a select group in the IT department was sure to pay dividends in its utility in their day to day job functions. Wrap it all up in a Web 2.0 inspired int...
Run a country like a corporation
in TJ's Weblog, on July 16, 2008
...e if the state/company is doing well and is profitable and grows.
Shareholders could decide about dividends and how the company/state should invest. Also the company should be financed by yearly capi...
John Halamka's Dell tour
in The CIO Weblog, on April 29, 2008
...o tasking. The company is also putting a lot of research in on data center design, which should pay dividends up and down their lines of servers... savings may be more significant when you are running...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 30
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 24, 2008
...rse, Exxon Mobil and other companies earn far more than Berkshire, but their earnings largely go to dividends and/or repurchases, rather than to building net worth.
All that said, a confession about ...
Book Review: Home Rich by Gerri Willis
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 2, 2008
...ars in our homes than previous generations did, and keeping our minds on our exit strategy will pay dividends.
Therefore, all four sections of the book - Buying, Maintaining, Upgrading and Selling - ...
The Bear Stearns fallout and a solution
in Sox First, on March 27, 2008
If the Fed thought orchestrating the sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan for a bargain basement price would make the problem go away, it was dead wrong. The shockwaves from the US-government backed sale continue with the Senate launching a probe into how much risk it creates for the taxpayer, repo...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 29
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 12, 2008
... say enough to give him an option on 1% of the company - his self-interest is clear: He should skip dividends entirely and instead use all of the company's earnings to repurchase stock.
Let's...
Confidence tricks
in Sox First, on March 11, 2008
...t fraud. Also firms that had overconfident, and fraud-prone, executives were more likely to pay low dividends, or none at all....
Who buys the iPhone for the enterprise?
in The CIO Weblog, on March 7, 2008
...nd I think that's the future, and CIOs that take the lesson to heart with this matter will reap dividends in the long run. As I posted on Larry's blog:
Morever, while your points about ROI, s...
Another Look at Organization
in Biz Plan Hacks, on February 28, 2008
...t have spent months getting organized. Yes it took some time but in the long run it is paying great dividends.
Find a system that works for you and have at it. Just remember that once you start gett...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 28
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 19, 2008
... examine the 35 years since the 1960s ended, you will find that an investor's return, including dividends, from owning the S&P has averaged 11.2% annually (well above what we expect future ret...
Citigroup junk
in Sox First, on November 28, 2007
...et's put it in context. Rewind to two months ago when Countrywide Financial Corp agreed to pay dividends of a much lower 7.25 per cent when Bank of America injected $US2 billion as part of the r...
Subprime pay packages
in Sox First, on November 21, 2007
...xecutives have really raked it in from their options scheme. The most perverse element? Cash dividends on stock option grants. Not shares, but options. Where's the downside? But for the be...
Physical Agility. Mental Toughness
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 11, 2007
...nd a little effort on the muscles and ligaments that we use in the golf swing will yield tremendous dividends. There's no need for a money-back guarantee, no 30 day trial. Stretching works. Just t...
Die australische Bank ANZ bekommt eins aufs Haupt
in Das Börsen Weblog, on November 6, 2007
Von wegen grün und gut: Nachhaltiges Denken ist längst keine garantie für ordentliche ökonomische Ergebnisse. Das zeigt sich gerade bei der australischen Bank ANZ, die von den Schweizer Vermögensverwaltern SAM als Vorbildbank hingestellt wird. Doch gerade wurde sie - in Sachen Marktwert v...
911, Cayenne Fueling Runaway Sales @ Porsche
in carzz.org, on October 4, 2007
...port utility vehicles has reaped the German inventor's namesake company incredible sales dividends from what was a risky venture for the marque.
The Cayenne along with the signature, rear...
Rolls-Royce Sees Sales Growth
in carzz.org, on September 10, 2007
...
The long overdue convertible is paying dividends.
By Gunnar Heinrich
The super rich are buying more Rolls-Royces than ever, if current sales numbers prove correct.
According to the BMW Grou...
Assess And React To Mobile Workers' Computer Habits
in Networking for Pros, on August 29, 2007
...rus licensing costs, the amount of IT time this will save, and the added layer of security will pay dividends well into the future. If licensed, updated anti-virus software is extended to the user'...
Report > Eco-Minded Mayor Bloomberg Takes Two Suburbans To Work
in carzz.org, on August 1, 2007
... took off the gloves.
"The image of the billionaire straphanger has paid enormous political dividends. One transit group designated him the 'MetroCard mayor,' and Newsday lauded...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 24
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 25, 2007
...onal state and federal taxes of (1) about $140,000 if it is distributed to us (our tax rate on most dividends is 14%); or (2) no less than $350,000 if the $1 million is retained and subsequently captu...
Microsoft's Annual Revenue Goes Beyond $50B
in The Search Engine Weblog, on July 20, 2007
...75% of operating cash flow, was returned to shareholders during the year through share buybacks and dividends.
"Surpassing $50 billion in annual sales is a testament to the innovation and value ...
Rookie Mistake: Missing the Ex-Dividend Date
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 12, 2007
...e stock won't go down). However, I have to cop to a rookie mistake I just made when it comes to dividends-not paying attention to the ex-dividend date.
If you don't know, here's the deal ...
Steps in Starting a Startup Business
in Home Based Business, on April 10, 2007
...is considered to be a separate legal entity. But there's also a double taxation, on both earned dividends and profits. An S corporation avoids that problem by having shareholders report earnings o...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 17
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 21, 2007
... was the party over in 1938 for an investor: Though the $40 invested in 1919 in one share had (with dividends reinvested) turned into $3,277 by the end of 1938, a fresh $40 then invested in Coca-Cola ...
Key Elements Part V: Assertive Predictability
in Under My Helmet, on February 12, 2007
...may not always be easy, but looking for those situations and preparing for them will eventually pay dividends, even if it's just by chance that you got it right. Hopefully, you'll always be re...
Gimme shelter: Netherlands the new tax haven
in Sox First, on February 4, 2007
...te shells set up by foreign companies and the mega-rich who use them to relieve taxes on royalties, dividends and interest payments. The tax shelters have benefits but those benefits don't outwei...
BUSTED! Neteller co-founders arrested in US.
in The Gambling Weblog, on January 16, 2007
... not been affiliated with Neteller for several years, but it is unclear if they are still receiving dividends or other income from the company. In response to this action, Neteller has requested and r...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 14
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on December 5, 2006
... way: We have huge investments in companies ("investees") whose earnings far exceed their dividends and in which we record our share of earnings only to the extent of the dividends we receiv...
Book Review: The Maui Millionaires
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 27, 2006
...s projects that don't simply pay you an hour's wage for an hour's work, but instead pay dividends over the long term without requiring your constant supervision and effort. This in turn al...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 13
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 13, 2006
..., or at a rate of 23.8% compounded annually.
Buffett's buy-and-hold strategy has paid handsome dividends, but he says that 1989 may have been the end of the "double dipping" Berkshire h...
Job Dissatisfaction Epidemic
in Biz Plan Hacks, on October 31, 2006
I was reading an article awhile ago about job satisfaction. According to CareerBuilder.com one in four workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. These are people that are currently employed. The really shocking statistic is what came next.
Apparently, six out of ten workers plan to leave thei...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 8
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 5, 2006
...f we own a group of such securities."
Buffett offers his view on whether companies should pay dividends and how much those dividends should be. It's a lengthy discussion--here's the most...
Do Dividends Pay Dividends?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 16, 2006
... This USA Today article from last week got me thinking about stock dividends.
When I first started investing, it was the NASDAQ tech boom, dot-com high-flying circus. If a company was paying divi...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 4
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 15, 2006
...e 50 percent tax bracket):
If you (a) forego ten hamburgers to purchase an investment; (b) receive dividends which, after tax, buy two hamburgers; and (c) receive, upon sale of your holdings, after-t...
Sun New Media Embraces China's New Economy and Learns Lessons
in China Venture News, on August 3, 2006
...making his media strategy succeed.
Apparently the division of commerce and culture is paying huge dividends for the enterprising couple. The China Private Media Report in last year's ranking of ...
Success Secrets for Your Personal Buzz Marketing
in Bizinformer, on July 19, 2006
...tart behaving like a network is essential to your job and success. A strong network will always pay dividends eventually.
- Don't be afraid of Link Love. Link to other people's websites, blog...
If only I'd passed up those 15,000 chai tea lattes...
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 30, 2006
... as investments in yourself and your profit potential. Is a cup of Starbucks going to pay immediate dividends? No. But if you feel more alert and more interested in work because you've had your mo...
How to Sell Your House for a Lot of Money with No Real Estate Agent
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 23, 2006
...g honest, but that's OK. Buyers know that no home is perfect, and your honesty can actually pay dividends.
Enough from me. Get to work and good luck!
...
We'll Take Those Dividends, Thanks So Much
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 12, 2006
...the go-go 90s, all the high-flying tech companies and even the low-flying companies were suspending dividends with the theory that they could reinvest that cash to keep building their companies--and, ...
Exxon Mobil: no switch on climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2006
With last year's $36 billion profit, Exxon Mobil was America's most valuable company. Until it got hammered in the market on Wednesday. But the company's problems don't end there.
The Cheap House in the Rich Neighborhood
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 22, 2006
...thers, but there's no doubt that it can be tough. But if you can resist, it can pay much bigger dividends (literally and figuratively) down the road.
Delayed gratification is almost always bette...
Do the Ivies Pay Off?
in The Universities Weblog, on April 3, 2006
...t;value" of an Ivy (or Stanford or MIT or Duke) degree. Does going to one of these schools pay dividends?
No, according to one study cited in a new Washington Post article . Graduates of state...
Softbank Buys Vodafone Japan
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 17, 2006
...39;s good news. The focus will now be on what form the return of cash will take, whether it will be dividends or more share buybacks. We will press them very, very strongly to make it a special divide...
Watch your Dividend Stocks Carefully
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 9, 2006
...ading some posts on the Dividend Guy blog site and it made me think about the fact that even with dividends we have to keep a close eye on the companies we own and their plans concerning raising or ...
Do Ivies Pay Off?
in The Universities Weblog, on December 12, 2005
...rsity pays off. Some claim it does, that going to an Ivy or Stanford or Amherst will afford greater dividends (read: you'll make more money). Others contend that smart people will succeed regardle...
Carnival of the Capitalists Turns Two!
in Businesspundit, on October 10, 2005
Welcome to the anniversary party for the Carnival of the Capitalists ! Today, the CotC is two years old. The first edition was held right here on October 12, 2003, and had 23 entries. When Jay and I started this, we weren't sure what would happen. In some ways, it has been very successful. ...
China's Silicon Valley Fosters High Tech Innovation
in China Venture News, on July 28, 2005
...hina have paved the road to the new economy. Many senior Asian analysts also attribute the economic dividends to the emergence of Chinese venture capital. Investment opportunities can be found in incu...
Business Coordination - Like the NCAA Champs
in Businesspundit, on July 9, 2005
...to a cohesive team with a common focus. Their team truly played as one, and their cohesiveness paid dividends: the Tar Heels are the national champions.
As small businesspeople, we would be wise to h...
Philosophy of Business - What is the Purpose of Business?
in Businesspundit, on May 12, 2005
The audioblog got me thinking more about what kind of content might be good in different formats. So I've decided to do a short "series" on philosophy and business. Today's installment (audio is here ) will look at the question what is the purpose of business? We will loo...
Philosophy of Business - What is the Purpose of Business?
in Businesspundit, on May 12, 2005
The audioblog got me thinking more about what kind of content might be good in different formats. So I've decided to do a short "series" on philosophy and business. Today's installment (audio is here ) will look at the question what is the purpose of business? We will loo...
Compound Interest
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 8, 2005
...00 went from 108 to 1469. This works out to just about a 14% compound annual growth rate (excluding dividends). It was quite a run. Can we duplicate it?
2000 to 2004 haven't gotten us off to a ...
to rent or to buy
in TJ's Weblog, on March 11, 2005
...he housing market. Just as the price of a share should equal the discounted present value of future dividends, so the price of a house should reflect the future benefits of ownership, either as rental...
Hong Kong Jockey Club Looking to Change Betting Tax
in The Gambling Weblog, on December 8, 2004
...done in the UK 3 years ago - arguing this would attract the big punters back and therefore increase dividends paid out.
The jockey club concludes that at best, the UK experience has shown this solut...
a good investment
in TJ's Weblog, on October 25, 2004
...hen looking at a person there are growth stocks that are highly volatile and mature stocks that pay dividends. Some people have lots of assets on the books but are stodgy and risk-averse and thus have...
Targeted College Majors Pay Dividends
in The Universities Weblog, on October 6, 2004
Forget majoring in history, English or philosophy. These days you might be better off choosing sports sales, video-game development, casino studies or homeland security.
So says an article in the Christian Science Monitor , which shows that undergrads are beginning to choose more targeted majors...
Buffett on Dividends
in Businesspundit, on May 12, 2004
...David Foster has some thoughts on Kerry, Buffett, and dividends.
Warren Buffett has signed on as an economic advisor for Kerry. One of Buffett's arguments is that the dividend tax reduc...
Free Cash Flow
in Businesspundit, on February 11, 2004
... with growth. Businesses need cash to grow. They also need cash to pay salaries, research costs and dividends. As an investor, you want to know whether your company can afford to do all these things. ...
Corporate Social Responsibility
in Businesspundit, on January 22, 2004
... corporate virtue is good for profits. And so it may be, on occasion. The trouble is, CSR that pays dividends, so to speak, is unlikely to impress the people whose complaints first put CSR on the boar...
shopping around pays
in TJ's Weblog, on December 18, 2003
... it was worth the effort -- is that it can pay off handsomely. But shopping can really pay big-time dividends if shoppers buy a lot of the item or items that their research has shown to be offered at ...
Wealth, Taxes, and the IRS 400
in Businesspundit, on September 19, 2003
...s on unrealized gains. Start a company, watch its value grow, hold on to most of your shares, avoid dividends--that's one way to accumulate a huge net worth without ever having to report your good...
WorldCom's Redemption
in Businesspundit, on August 26, 2003
...he CEO be independent and will set aside 25% of profits to plow back to shareholders in the form of dividends. New York Stock Exchange standards, by contrast, require only that a majority of the board...
Politicians Suck
in Businesspundit, on May 18, 2003
...
The additional problem is that the phase in is terrible economics. As a company, will you pay out dividends this year, when they will be taxed at 50%, or next year, when they will not be taxed at al...
