Creating Your Own Portfolio

Interesting article in CNN Money yesterday about picking stocks, and creating your own portfolio. Worth a read.

New Search Tool - Relevant to Site Content and Target Group Interests

If you haven't noticed, I added a swicki to the site, to help with search on related topics. I have seeded it with some phrases and words, and it will learn to focus searches relative to the blog topics or your interests, over time. Feel free to check it out, and let me know how you make out.

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Telus Conversion to Income Trust

A little late on getting this info out...Telus is considering going the income trust route;

http://www.cbc.ca/story/money/national/2006/09/11/telus-incometrust.html

For a primer on income trusts, go here.

HP - Can the Stock Price Hold?

HP's board really screwed up...by authorizing the investigation into the board leaks, and the resulting press mess over how the investigation has unfolded.

These types of messes usually affect the stock price. However, I think that HP will survive the attention. Should Dunn resign? Absolutely...unless it can be shown that she didn't have any knowledge on how the investigation was executed.

I expect Hurd to keep his distance, as he should, and let's hope that the success of the company to date, is not lost, due to illegal investigation methods.

Shame on you, Keyworth!

Ford and Mulally: When Will the Price Be Right?

I can't help but comment on the news of Mulally's compensation of $18.5 million for moving to Ford. CNN reported that this was compensation for what he will be giving up by moving from Boeing.


I would think that in order to gain the confidence of the rest of Ford's employees, a gesture on Mulally's part would be to take less compensation now, and merit bonuses as he turns the company around. That being said, how much faith does Mulally have in his confidence and ability to turn Ford around, if he is taking his money upfront?


If I was a Ford employee, I would seriously consider what might be happening down the road. It would have been in better faith, if Bill Ford made Mulally's compensation dependent on his results...and not give such a hefty upfront signing bonus.


A short time down the road, we will see if things pan out...but I don't think the stock is going up anytime soon, and do what the GM stock did this year.




Stay tuned...I am sure things are going to get interesting in Dearborn towards the end of the year.