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June 9, 2013

“Good” Buy-Out’s & “Bad” Buy-Out’s

Congrats?  Or Condolences? It’s hard to know whether congratulations or condolences are in order these days when you hear the news that someone’s company has just been bought out (acquired). The happier circumstance is that everyone’s “ticket” just got punched:  their stock options vested, their golden (silver?) parachutes deployed, etc. The other possibility? The new...
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“The Jelly Bean Loophole”

When I take my kids — and their friends — to the movies, I try to catch the discount matinée. And avoid the theatres’ nosebleed prices for popcorn, candy, etc. Instead, we pop into the nearest grocery store, and head for the bulk candy bins. New Criteria Up until yesterday, my policy was that each...
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