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Whom does the board of directors of a company represent?
The shareholders. The board is elected by the shareholders and technically represents them.
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How much money the company pays its CEO and top management is _______.
An important sign of how the company has set up its incentive system. The compensation of top corporate officers is a touchy subject, mostly because a lot of corporate officers are paid a great deal of money. We dont have any hard and fast rules for determining how much is "too much," but at the extremes, executive pay can eat up a significant chunk of corporate profits, which eats directly into shareholder returns.
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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.
4.
Investors should look for companies that _______.
Have set clear goals for measuring progress. Good measurement is good management.
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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.
