Strong verbs, strong language & roses
Newspapers do strange things with English. A few years ago, the New York Times reported that two men whose boat had capsized...
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Regulation Archive
Don't forget the home team
Some groups of investors are more important than others. True or false? Most investor relations officers will tell you their focus...
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Risk & new rules
The consequences of the Enron debacle and other eminent corporate collapses have been farther-reaching than even the most...
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Options brouhaha
Expensing stock options is one of the many accounting issues that gained urgency in the wake of Enron, WorldCom and other...
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Beefing up the board
Worldwide, there is a growing body of opinion that a fundamental reform of the boardroom is necessary if the corporate scandals of...
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Leader: Cash flow please
Analysts read cash flow statements. Analysts listen to conference calls. Analysts use earnings statements to make paper airplanes...
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Intangibles update
The main problem with quantifying intangible assets like brand, R&D or corporate reputation is that there is no clear consensus on...
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Leader: New world order
Like it or not, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is here to stay. It is still unclear what unforeseen consequences the hastily constructed...
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Say something valuable
The game has changed. The internet-driven, growth-frenzied circus has been replaced by the relative safety and logic of value...
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Save our souls
Q. Last year our company instituted more aggressive accounting practices to increase our revenue. The new policy was not...
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