Barlett & Steele Bronze Award Winners “Inside Game: How Corporate Insiders Profit Ahead of the Public” By Susan Pulliam, Rob Barry, Michael Siconolfi and Jean
The Wall Street Journal jumped into the murky world of insider trading to see how executives traded their companies’ stock. A database they created using
We might take a number like profit margin and look at maybe 100 different variables to figure out which one explains profitability the best, so
When there’s news at a publicly traded company, there’s probably also an 8-K filing. These are the filings that many investors watch most closely, and
As mentioned in the Introduction, 8-K filings come in a bewildering variety. Below, we’ve identified some of the most common types that are the most
The 8-K’s strong suit for reporters is news. After all, companies use them to disclose (or try to bury) news of their own. With the
Most 8-K filings are pretty straightforward, but some can still prove confusing. Some companies bury important information, or emphasize the rosy and downplay the gloomy.
The SEC’s Edgar database is free and relatively simple. Start with the company search page to find a particular company’s filings, by name or ticker
If you haven’t caught up with happenings on the financial services beat lately, a handful of recent reports of interest are ripe for localizing with
As they say, time flies: Hard to believe that later this month it will be five years since the mortgage meltdown, Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy filing
If you want to understand how a company is doing, the answer is often close at hand, in its most recent quarterly report. MEET THE
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