Shareholders of Clear Channel Communications are fighting with large private equity firms to get more for their shares in a …
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Doubting A Public Trust
I have no idea who first declared “a newspaper is a public trust.” It is something all respectable journalists are …
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Back On Top: Lessons From The 2000-2007 Market Cycle
While stock market performance can be very cyclical, investors still expect to receive positive returns over the long term. When …
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Home Is Where The Money Is
A typical 4-year-old can tell you where she lives. For many adults, it’s not so easy. A lot of money …
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Welcome, Stranger: Florida Greets Newcomers With Higher Taxes
Although Florida is considered a tax-friendly state, new residents won’t feel so welcome when they receive their first property tax …
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Investing A Not-For-Profit Nest Egg
An executive sits on the board of a charitable organization. A successful alumna is a trustee of her alma mater. …
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The Growing Benefits Of Private Ownership
Regulators and impatient investors are driving U.S. public companies to go private. Major investors, along with some executives, will gain; …
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Canada Settles Issues; America Belabors Them
SHERBROOKE, Quebec — As night falls and a frigid December wind blasts across Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the 100-foot-tall illuminated cross …
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A Fundamentally Better Stock Index?
Investors should avoid the new “fundamentally weighted” equity indices launched recently in an effort to outperform widely used indices such …
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Surprise Ruling May Transform Tax Policy
What may prove to be the most profound change in federal tax policy of our era emerged from Washington this …
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