Another cliff
At the end of 2012, many investors received an unexpected gift...special dividends paid by companies in anticipation of changes in the income tax laws. Because of the so-called “dividend cliff”, 483...
View ArticleInvesting Abroad
During the first quarter of 2013, stock prices surged and cash balances continue to increase. On the face, corporations are looking healthier than they have in a long time. Given these dynamics, it...
View ArticleOne Person, Two Jobs
In late spring, corporate shareholders’ meetings and votes begin to dominate the business world. This year, the issue of separating the Chairman and CEO roles has received increased scrutiny because of...
View ArticleMOOCs: The Future or a Fad?
In the past year, there have been few topics discussed more frequently at universities than the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are online courses aimed at large-scale...
View Article140 Characters, No Results
Is @Twitter trying to avoid @Facebook’s May 2012 IPO #fail. Well, company is keeping details secret for now. #TwitterIPO Tweet regarding Twitter’s recent decision to go public On September 11, Twitter...
View ArticleThree Weeks, Two Teams, Same Outstanding Results!
Every fall, a great deal of attention is given to universities competing against one another. Events are contested across the United States and rankings are released after each week’s competition. Of...
View ArticleJanuary…the Best Month of the Year? (For Markets)
2014 has gotten off to a wild beginning…for the stock market. Despite hitting an all-time high closing value on January 15, the S&P 500 declined by 3.5% during the month of January (although it...
View ArticleOne School, Two Programs, Good company
With the recent release of the Bloomberg Businessweek undergraduate program rankings, this year’s ranking season is complete. I am pleased to report that Mays Business School achieved an all-time best...
View Article“What kind of country does this to itself?”
This was the question posed in a recent editorial in The Wall Street Journal commenting on United States tax policy.Within the past month, Medtronic agreed to acquire a rival medical-device...
View ArticleGive it to the shareholders!
What do ExxonMobil, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Walmart, Intel, Pfizer and General Electric have in common? A recent Harvard Business Review article by William...
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