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In terms of financial transparency, investors should prefer companies that _______.
Disclose the minimum information, plus useful information that helps investors understand the business. Certainly every company should disclose all the information required by the SEC and other regulators. Above and beyond that, we think investors should favor companies that are forthright about their businesses, in good times and bad, and provide information that helps investors understand operations.
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Another term for fiduciary responsibility, according to Philip Fisher, is trusteeship.
True. Fisher described the qualities he looks for in managers as trusteeship.
3.
A companys board of directors represents its management.
False. The board represents the shareholders and their interests.
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Should an investor look with suspicion on companies whose employees do not have a clear separation between business and personal relationships?
Yes. Lack of a boundary can be very bad for business.
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A stock analyst might interview a companys customers to get a sense of whether the company would be a good investment.
True. An analyst might interview customers, typically larger institutional ones.
