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| Subject: Common Stock Holders of common stock are usually entitle to vote and receive dividends of corporations. In the event of liquidation, shareholders usually rank behind corporate creditors and holders of preferred and preference shares. Equity repurchases: By John Schroy, on September 30th, 2009 |  Leave a comment  Stock buybacks failed to dominate the US equity market in the second quarter of 2009. Non-financial corporations were net issuers of equities for the first time in many years. Lack of corporate cash and a need to reduce leverage seem to be what’s driving the market. However the SEC has not revoked Rule 10b-18 and stock buybacks still have a lot of support. Will stock buybacks return with better times? September 30th, 2009 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Common Stock, SEC Rule 10b-18, Total Returns | Category: Stock Buybacks | Leave a comment |  Short urlUS equities By John Schroy, on August 24th, 2006 | Leave a comment  There is a common belief that a managed, diversified portfolio of US common stocks provides protection against inflation. However, there is reason to question whether this protection currently exists. Considering today’s equity prices, relative to intrinsic values, there is doubt as to whether common stocks offer the level of protection against inflation that many presume. August 24th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Common Stock, common stock legend, dividends, Gold, Inflation, intrinsic value, price earnings ratios, S&P 500, Stock Buybacks, US taxation | Category: Inflation, featured | Leave a comment | Short urlQ1 2006 By John Schroy, on June 19th, 2006 | Leave a comment  Despite unpopular conditions imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, foreign issuers have continued to sell equities into the US market during Q1 2006. The effect of foreigners on the US equity market has been to dampen the effects of price manipulation driven by buyback-option programs. After 2005 the volume of stock buybacks surpassed prior levels by a substantial margin, dwarfing records set at the peak of the Great Bubble (2000). June 19th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Common Stock, executive stock options, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Stock Buybacks | Category: US Equities | Leave a comment | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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