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The Pay is Too Damn High

The Irrelevant Investor

According to a Deloitte article, in 2012, 500 of the highest paid executives received an average remuneration of $24.4 I believe that executive compensation is out of control. We spoke to Ben this week about what he referred to as the mendacity of the managerial class. million shares?

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A Brief Guide to Equity Compensation Types

Zoe Financial

Among the essential things we tend to disregard are executive compensation types, including employee stock options. Among the essential things we tend to disregard or misunderstand is executive compensation. More specifically, equity compensation is a great tool to grow wealth.

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What Executives Need to Know About Performance Awards

Zajac Group

More often than not, the recipient is an executive. Interchangeably referred to as performance awards, performance shares, or performance units, similarities among performance stock awards (PSAs) can vary greatly from there. [1] 1] Some act more like restricted stock, others are more like restricted stock units (RSUs).

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Buffett’s Slapback At Buyback Critics Is Fair

Validea

Quick Links Warren Buffett Portfolio High Momentum Stocks Low Volatility / Conservative Stocks Buffett was referring specifically to the 1% excise tax that went into effect earlier this year, and that President Biden proposed raising to 4% in his State of the Union address.

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Transcript: Aswath Damodaran

The Big Picture

I want to just reference what we see in terms of pushback to buybacks. It certainly lagged the stock market and executive compensation. RITHOLTZ: So a small privately owned entity in Pennsylvania, Vanguard Group, is that what you’re referring to? RITHOLTZ: So let’s combine two things that you said.

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