Subject: Re: stock options to be counted as expenses ?
From: Newnham (newnham@gci.net)
Date: Wed Sep 18 2002 - 18:09:24 AKDT
I am a bit lost, what does this mean for investors? is it good or bad? sorry
for being empty headed.
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From: "Stanley Long" <slong@customcpu.com>
To: "AKLUG" <aklug@aklug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:23 PM
Subject: stock options to be counted as expenses ?
>
> The Straits Times
> Conference Board backs call to treat options as expenses - SEPT 18, 2002
> http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,143955,00.html?
> Yesterday's recommendations were not unanimous. Mr Volcker said options
> should be phased out entirely as an element of executive compensation,
> while
> Intel's Mr Grove said he remains opposed to treating options as
> expenses on
> quarterly statements.
>
> - New rules might help stock market -
> Bill Parish's comments in the Portland (Oregon) Insight.
> http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=13111
> "Surprisingly, most of these investment losses are concentrated in
> fewer than
> 10 companies, the biggest being Microsoft Corp."
>
>
> Ancient Background Information:
> http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html
>
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