Tag Archives: Quote-unquote

Quote of the day

Sounds like a cliché, but if we can walk the talk, this exec has it right:
In uncertain economic times, stakeholders need a CEO committed to transparency, communication and an unwavering focus on client service. H&R Block stakeholders deserve nothing less than an open dialogue about our company’s financial health and business trends.
- Russ Smyth, CEO, [...]

Graham & Dodd on today’s market

For perspective amid the market turmoil, I’ve been reading the classic Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd. The first edition, from our local library, takes us back 75 years to the market of 1934.
In the midst of the Great Depression, the value mavens write:
Economic events between 1927 and 1933 involved something more than [...]

Quote of the Day

“Boring is the new sexy.”
I like this comment by Gail Cohen, a Fiduciary Trust Company International executive, who told the Wealth Watch newsletter of Trusts & Estates magazine that trusts and high-net-worth individuals are more drawn to dull stability now than the sexy alternatives they formerly chased. Wealth Watch adds:
Fiduciary Trust isn’t alone. A handful of stick-in-the-mud [...]