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Why proxies are so sexy…

Friday, March 12th, 2010

I was in Chicago earlier this week working on some integration issues with the folks at Morningstar, but found time to tape this video on proxy season which is going on right now. You can watch the video here:

Fun with SEC filings!

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

As footnoted regulars know, SEC filings aren’t always that much fun. But this video, which I shot for CBS Moneywatch, tries to look at the lighter side of digging through filings. As an added plus, it shows how hard Kumara, the brain behind footnoted, really works.

Morningstar acquires footnoted!

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

For the past 6 1/2 years, we’ve written frequently about various mergers and acquisitions. Today, we have some M&A news of our own: Morningstar (MORN) has acquired footnoted.org. You can download the official press release here, but I wanted to personally share with you why I’m so excited about this deal and why I think [...]

Waiting for the deluge…

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Kumara, my SEC filings reading dog, is resting right now. He figures he will be pretty busy later today since the SEC’s Edgar system will be accepting filings up until the normal 5:30 pm (later for Form 4s) closing time and that some naughty companies will be looking to take advantage of this. So while [...]

More on Tech Ticker: Rich Get Richer

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

More on Tech Ticker: Rich Get Richer