COVID-19 slows move to unlock value

The stock market turmoil caused by COVID-19 will likely prompt many companies to postpone their upcoming spinoffs or strategic sales. Even so, when business conditions improve, we expect Vonage and Archer Daniels to follow through with their own plans to add investor value.
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP… Read More

Investors need to look beyond IPOs

As we’ve often written, the odds are skewed against you when you enter the market for certain kinds of investments.
One of these is the new-issues, or IPO (Initial Public Offering), market. You can get lucky in the new-issues market, just as you can in the… Read More

You need to take the long view

When a spinoff begins trading, it stands to reason that investors will put a low price on it. After all, the spinoff hits the market with a large number of neutral, if not reluctant shareholders who have limited expectations for it.
Most are willing to sell… Read More