The ultimate indicator of how well a company and its management are performing is how much the company is worth. Any performance measurement or benchmarking system should include fair market value as one of its primary metrics. With public companies, it’s easy to monitor this metric by tracking share prices and market capitalizations on public stock exchanges….
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Demystifying the Discount for Lack of Marketability
Many stocks — such as Walmart, Dell and Google — trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or another public stock exchange. Shares in public companies can be converted to cash within a few days. But privately-held business investors do not have the same luxury. Their investments can take months or even years to sell….
Defeating Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Despite record-breaking low unemployment rates, “age discrimination remains a significant and costly problem for workers, their families and our economy,” says a report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). More than 50 years after the passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), employers still wrestle with these issues. The EEOC report highlights specific…