Guided Tour  View Your Account  Shop for Stocks  Research Stocks  Educate Yourself  Family Investing  Retirement Focus  Resource Center  Our Strategy  About Us  Helpdesk  Home   Intro On another front, institutional shareholders who met in New York last week are launching an attack on the current inadequate tax and reporting treatment on stock options. If these compensation tools continue to be issued at their current pace, they will cost stockholders an estimated 3 to 4 percent PER YEAR of equity value. This could happen during an era when high price earnings ratios dictate only 6-8% returns (if we're lucky) for the foreseeable future. All these factors point to improved corporate governance and greater stockholder value in the future. In the meantime, with markets slumping or flat, there are continuing opportunities to load up on equity investments. Frankly, I'm in no real hurry to see these issues resolved as long as I'm seeing progress. If the uncertainty is prolonged, today's buying opportunity will just last that much longer. BUYandHOLD does not recommend any securities. The securities mentioned above are being used for illustrative purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy. Copyright © 1999 – 2012 Freedom Investments. All Rights Reserved. Freedom Investments, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC Privacy & Security