Stocks Intermediate: Weighing Management Quality

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How much money the company pays its CEO and top management is _______.
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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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Another term for fiduciary responsibility, according to Philip Fisher, is trusteeship.
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True. Fisher described the qualities he looks for in managers as trusteeship.
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A companys board of directors represents its management.
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False. The board represents the shareholders and their interests.
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You can get information on the backgrounds and qualifications of the managers of companies you are interested in from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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True. Companies include information on their managers in their shareholder statements, which are filed with the SEC.
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Investors should look for companies that _______.
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Have set clear goals for measuring progress. Good measurement is good management.