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4th Quarter 2007
The Role of Securitization in Subprime Lending
2nd Quarter 2007
The Role of Securitization in Subprime Lending
1st Quarter 2007
The Fed’s Great Depression Era Mentality
4th Quarter 2006
Is the Economy Sinking? - No!
3rd Quarter 2006
How To Determine the Value of a Stock
2nd Quarter 2006
The Markets, the Fed and Inflation
1st Quarter 2006
Economy Presses On Despite Headwinds
4th Quarter 2005
Would Large-Cap Stocks Please Stand Up?
3rd Quarter 2005
Optimism in the face of high energy prices
2nd Quarter 2005
The World Was Flat, But We Are
Entering The Age Of Reasonable
1st Quarter 2005
Inflation & Oil Prices Repressing Stock Market
4th Quarter 2004
Insight into the Declining Dollar; Returns By Index; P/E Ratios for Domestic Asset Classes
3rd Quarter 2004
We're Moving; The Price of Oil; Returns by Index; P/E Ratios for Domestic Asset Classes
2nd Quarter 2004
Economy is Strengthening but the Market is Flat; Defining Asset Classes in Search of Performance
1st Quarter 2004
Three Factors Affecting the Market; 1st Quarter Market Statistics
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has far-reaching implications for corporate governance and financial reporting for publicly traded companies. It seeks to restore investor confidence in the financial markets in the aftermath of numerous high-profile accounting misstatements. Interpreting these new rules can be confusing and is proving to be an evolutionary process.
To assist our clients, GHP Horwath, P.C. is providing an ongoing series of updates, alerts and other useful information, which will allow clients to develop an overall strategy and implementation process for the Act.
January / February 2009
March / April 2008
Rules of engagement:
How CPA ethics rules
affect your experts;
Precise estimate needed for
human capital value;
Taking a WACC at the
cost of capital.
January / February 2008
Are you up-to-date on
the AICPA’s new
valuation standards?;
Growing pains;
Patent case expands definition
of “reasonable royalty”;
The digital detective:
Using statistics to
uncover fraud
November / December 2007
Hiring an expert?
Beware the dangers of advocacy;
Defense experts and the “double or nothing” strategy;
Preferred stock
presents uncommon
valuation challenges
September / October 2007
From data to damages,
Calculating lost profits for an
unestablished business,
Court blurs the line between
foresight and hindsight,
Playing the goodwill game,
Consult state law for
a winning valuation
July / August 2007
Mine games,
Using data mining
to detect fraud;
Spell it out for me
Purchase price allocations to
noncompete agreements;
Cause/effect:
The role of causation
in damage calculations
May / June 2007
ESOPs put a premium
on business valuation,
Be reasonable:
Court weighs in on
reasonable compensation,
Make sure the forecast
isn’t a snow job
March/April 2007
The backdating game, Stock option scandal raises litigation issues, USPAP revisions clarify valuator responsibilities, FASB update
January / February 2007
"Fair value" in dissenting shareholder cases, The price of royalty, The case of the missing business valuation, Lost profits vs. lost business value - Are they mutually exclusive?
November / December 2006
It takes one to know one, The impact of lockstep transfers on minority discounts, Regular property valuation critical with coinsurance clauses
September / October 2006
What's in a name? The Z score, Tax Court looks at stock sales between family members, Putting valuation into context
July/August 2006
Physician noncompete agreements, The role of valuation analysis in bankruptcy, Security issues, Gaining an appreciation for depreciation
May/June 2006
The quiet component, Weighing your options, Deconstructing construction damages, Buy-sell agreement fails test: A case in point
March/April 2006
The pros and cons of the guideline transactions method, Fairness fundamentals, Business, interrupted
January/February 2006
FLPs continue to be viable, Valuing retirement plans in divorce, How much should valuation discounts for fractional real estate interests be?
November/December 2005
Forecasts vs. projections, Impact of built-in capital gains, on corporate valuations, What’s your life worth?
September/October 2005
Does a key person open the discount door?; Personal consumption and wrongful death damages; Garbage in, garbage out: A valuation method is only as reliable as its data
July/August 2005
Taking the bite out of
electronic discovery,
Rules of engagement;
Establish ground rules to
make joint valuations work,
Buy-sell agreements:
A “True” story
May/June 2005
When do subsequent events affect value? Health care valuation helps diagnose compliance issues, Using qualified settlement funds
March/April 2005
Court rejects both sides’ expert testimony,
Placing limits on
limited liability,
Financial experts play
key role in alter ego cases,
Compensating factors
determining reasonable
compensation in
business valuation.
January/February 2005
Family values; Divorce valuation and the search for missing income, Keeping the FLP viable as a planning tool, Team approach yields more accurate valuations
November/December 2004
What Seems To Be The Trouble?; Keeping Discounts And Premiums Under Control; Recent Ruling Defines Importance Of Subsequent Events
September/October 2004
Bad Facts; Good Result: Valuation Discounts Applied Despite Failed FLP; Does Size Matter? The Debate over the Small Stock Risk Premium Continues
July/August 2004
Be Prepared; Brushing Up On Dental Practice Valuation; And Can The "Reasonably Foreseeable" Rule Be Broken?
May/June 2004
Key Steps For Preparing an Expert Witness; How Non-Financial Items Affect a Company’s Value
July/August 2003
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