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Activist investor aims for a seat on P&G board
Oct 10, 2017
On Monday, General Electric gave a board seat to Ed Garden, co-founder of the $12.7 billion hedge fund Trian Partners. And this morning, when Procter & Gamble holds its yearly shareholder meeting, all eyes will be on another Trian partner, activist investor Nelson Peltz. Trian owns a 1.5 percent stake in the struggling Cincinnati-based consumer […]
A week of good and bad for activist investors
Aug 15, 2013
It’s been a big week for activist investors -- with Bill Ackman resigning from J.C. Penney’s board and Carl Icahn taking a big stake in Apple.
Avoiding pitfalls in active investing
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Adriene Hill
Jul 26, 2013
Many investor prefer actively picking stocks and bonds or hiring a money manager to select stocks. So what should you know?
The battle between active versus passive investing
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Adriene Hill
Jul 26, 2013
Should you research individual companies or take the 'set-it and forget it' approach to investing?