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Data Update 7 for 2023: Dividends, Buybacks and Cash Flows

Musings on Markets

This is the last of my data update posts for 2023, and in this one, I will focus on dividends and buybacks, perhaps the most most misunderstood and misplayed element of corporate finance. Viewed in that context, dividends as just as integral to a business, as the investing and financing decisions.

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Weekly Roundup: October 27-November 2, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Circuit , ESG , intraportfolio , SEC SEC charges executives with fraudulent revenue recognition practices Posted by Cydney S.

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Share Buybacks and Executive Compensation: Assessing Key Criticisms

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Lane Ringlee, Marizu Madu, and Joadi Ogelsby, Pay Governance LLC, on Sunday, July 16, 2023 Editor's Note: Lane Ringlee is Managing Partner, Marizu Madu is a Principal, and Joadi Oglesby is a Consultant at Pay Governance LLC. This post is based on their Pay Governance memorandum. trillion in 2022”. [1] more…)

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The Evolving Battlefronts of Shareholder Activism

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Brian Tayan is a researcher with the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business. This post is based on a recent paper by Mr. Tayan, Andrew Baker, David Larcker , and Derek Zaba. more…)

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Board Governance and Strategy in a Changing Global Economic Landscape

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Carey Oven, Ira Kalish and Daniel Bachman, Deloitte & Touche LLP, on Sunday, May 14, 2023 Editor's Note: Carey Oven is National Managing Partner at the Center for Board Effectiveness and Chief Talent Officer, Ira Kalish is Chief Global Economist, and Daniel Bachman is a Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

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Market Resilience or Investors In Denial? A Mid-year Assessment for 2023!

Musings on Markets

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis.

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2023 Investment and Market Updates: A Review of the Worst Year Since 1871

Brian DeChesare

Any discussion of the financial markets in 2022 needs to acknowledge one important fact upfront: it was the worst year for stocks and bonds since at least 1871. Meanwhile, disasters kept emerging in the riskiest parts of the market, such as crypto (see: FTX , Celsius, etc.), Total Gain Over Pre-Covid Market Levels: +54%.