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Predators and Profits: 100+ Ways for Investors to Protect Their Nest Eggs

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Table of Contents

Praise for Predators and Profits

About the Author

Foreword: What Went Wrong with Capitalism?

Introduction: Raw Greed and Red Flags

Acknowledgments

Ch. 1. Sages and Charlatans: Avoiding the Fads, the Buzz, the Rip-Offs, and the Merely Dumb

Ch. 2. Pipedreams and Big Lies

Ch. 3. The Superstar CEO: Celebrities, Showmen, and Destroyers

Ch. 4. Jets, Parachutes, and Stealth Wealth: Pay for Performance or Pay for Plundering

Ch. 5. Caffeine Badly Needed: Sleepy, Inept, and Tainted Boards

Red Flag 1: Sudden Unexplained Resignation of a Director from a Board

Red Flag 2: When the Board Rarely Meets

Red Flag 3: When “Independent Board” Means the CEO’s Grocer Is a Director

Red Flag 4: Boards Lacking Outside Directors Who Are Respected Business Figures

Red Flag 5: Companies in Which the Chairman and the CEO Are the Same Person

Red Flag 6: Professional Directors Who Are Keener on Collecting Fees Than Aiding Shareholders

Red Flag 7: Boards That Have a Large Number of Long-Serving and Elderly Directors

Red Flag 8: Too Many Academics and Ex-Politicians May Lead to an Uncritical Board

Red Flag 9: A Compensation Committee in the CEO’s Pocket Lacks Independence

Red Flag 10: Cross-Board Memberships Can Lead to Conflicts of Interest

Red Flag 11: Directors Who Don’t Own Much of Their Company’s Stock

Red Flag 12: When a Company Hits Low Points in Corporate Governance Rankings

Red Flag 13: Audit Committees That Don’t Take Responsibility for Policing Auditors

Ch. 6. Growing Mushrooms: The Art of the Opaque, Sneaky, and Buried

Ch. 7. Culture of Greed: Sports Stadiums, Shooting the Messenger, and Rank and Yank

Ch. 8. Earnings Tricks and Games: Manipulating the Numbers and “Creative” Fraud

Ch. 9. Goosing, Stuffing, and Faking: Tricks of the Trade to Drive Revenue Up and Costs Down

Ch. 10. Beyond Their Means: Balance Sheet Clues That May Stop You from Losing Your Shirt

Ch. 11. Snakes and Ladders: Spinning, Flipping, and Walking through Wall Street’s Walls

Ch. 12. At the Scene of the Crime: Funds Became Part of the Happy Conspiracy

Ch. 13. Where Were the Auditors? Counting Fictitious Beans

Ch. 14. Media Munchkins and Masters: Separating Puff Piece Writers from Hard Diggers

Ch. 15. Abstention to Follow Addiction: When Disenchantment with Low Returns Hits Home

Appx. A. Tips for Handling Your Broker, Financial Adviser, or Financial Planner

Appx. B. A Glossary for Investor Survival

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Red Flag 12: When a Company Hits Low Points in Corporate Governance Rankings

An increasing number of organizations are compiling tables that rate companies based on how well they are governed. Investors should keep a close eye out for these because if they show that a company has a low rating for corporate governance, it is a red flag.

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