Subscribe to Aridni Who is in charge of your investments?

When investing, it is important to know what you are putting your into. Quite possibly it may be more important to know WHO you are investing in. Companies are run by people, so it’s important to know if they are flakey or not BEFORE you invest.

So when you do your research to buy a stock, it may be a good idea to check into the main shareholders. Most likely these will be the CEOs, the CFOs, and all the board members.

Through a quick internet search, you can find out how they have preformed in the past, what their credentials are, and how companies have responded to having these people on board.

While I don’t expect you to write a detailed report on something, it’s just good to know who you are dealing with.

The same thought here also applies to partnerships and deals with other people.

This article written by Todd on 5th March 2006
Investing, Stocks

3 Comments »

  1. The Dividend Guy says

    Understanding the fundamentals of a stock is crucial to successful investing (IMHO). Part of that is understaning the management team and their track record. I think the most important thing is ensuring that they are honest people - I would not invest in a company with Kenneth Lee as a CEO!

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  3. Gualberto Diaz says

    I couldn’t agree with you more. I usually Google management, or anybody I am thinking of forming a partnership with. It’s good to know what’s out there. As far as public companies go, it’s always good to try and get in touch with the CEO or CFO and meet with them face to face. It will give you a good idea on their knowledge of the business and the strength of their character.

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