Links
This page is provided as a reference source for our users. We have found
these websites to be of value for a variety of reasons, and feel that
our users will find them valuable as well. The content of these sites
are related in that they provide information related to executive compensation,
investing, or both.
Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Greed
Too Much, an online commentary on excess and inequality, regularly tracks
the evolving debate over executive compensation. The site offers summaries
of the latest executive pay surveys as well as a weekly email newsletter
that covers the impact of top-heavy pay distributions and the campaigns
against them.
The Crystal Report on Executive Compensation
The Crystal Report is a website created by Graef Crystal. Mr. Crystal is an expert in the field of executive compensation and has written over 1,600 articles and six books on the subject. This website provides several articles on the topic of executive compensation.
RiskMetrics Group: Explorations
in Executive Compensation
The RiskMetrics Group provides risk management products and services to help financial market participants understand and manage risk. This section of their website is a culmination of the research they have done in the area of executive compensation. It talks about the different areas of executive compensation programs and the methodologies used to create them.
Since 1995 CorpGov.Net has provided news, links, and a small reference to Internet users. The site serves as a discussion and network for numerous stakeholders who are leading authorities in explaining movements and motives in the field of corporate governance.
Footnoted.org "takes a closer look at the things that companies try to bury in routine SEC filings". The website is updated with content daily and has lots of good tips and general advice to help investors understand company footnotes better. The suggestions on how to spot red flags in SEC filings are a must read for any savvy investor.
Sane Bull has a portfolio of financial widgets that are easy to install and very user friendly. After conducting an extensive search of available financial widgets, we found their services to be head and shoulders above the competition. You can view one of their widgets on every company page throughout our site.
Qwoter is an interesting and quirky site that provides stock investment
news and advice. The website has information ranging from company profiles
to a unique "stock spam report". There is also a forum for
discussing stock investment related news.
Raging Bull is an online financial community. The site provides an excellent message board for discussing financial news. The boards are organized by industries, and then by specific companies.
The Center on Executive
Compensation
The Center on Executive Compensation promotes compensation policies that serve the best interests of shareholders and other corporate stakeholders. The site provides very insightful content on the subject of executive compensation, including a very good glossary of terms which we have linked to on several occasions.
Salary.com: Executive Compensation Wizard
Salary.com provides compensation related services, including free compensation
data for employers and employees researching specific jobs. They have
also created a database that lists the income reported of the top executives
at American corporations, according to the SEC.
The United Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies
to submit documentation electronically through the EDGAR system. These
reports, such as the 10k and the annual proxy statement (DEF 14A), are
available to the general public for free. The SEC also provides information
regarding the rules for filing and descriptions of the different types
of documents.
This is a national non-profit organization that supports movements towards greater economic equality in the United States. This site is very important to review because it is an organization that many other websites and organizations get their information from. It is the source of many of the ideas and statistics regarding unequal pay.