http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-21629 Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » The case against dual class shares (again) Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:02:41 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/#comment-21629 [...] generally panned by the blogsphere since dual class shares tend to perform worse than their peers, controlling shareholders tend to run roughshod over the minority shareholders and, as we are seeing, the unwinding of dual class share structures can be a very painful and [...] [...] generally panned by the blogsphere since dual class shares tend to perform worse than their peers, controlling shareholders tend to run roughshod over the minority shareholders and, as we are seeing, the unwinding of dual class share structures can be a very painful and [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-8598 Financial Jungle - » Dual-Class Shares Unloved But Don’t Write Them Off Too Quickly Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:48:05 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/#comment-8598 [...] voting power over another. ThickenMyWallet recently wrote a post on dual-class shares titled “You’re a fool if you buy…“: The primary disadvantage of a company with a dual-class share structure is there are no [...] [...] voting power over another. ThickenMyWallet recently wrote a post on dual-class shares titled “You’re a fool if you buy…“: The primary disadvantage of a company with a dual-class share structure is there are no [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-7850 Mr. Cheap Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:37:28 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/03/07/you-are-a-fool-if-you-buy/#comment-7850 Thanks for the link! Very informative post! Years ago I knew a guy who ran a hobby shop, and he'd bring in new partners whenever he ran low on cash. He'd insist that he always retain 51% of the company (and would dilute earlier partners' equity to bring in the new person). You're totally right that this puts too much power into one party's hands (and does not a good partnership make). Thanks for the link! Very informative post! Years ago I knew a guy who ran a hobby shop, and he’d bring in new partners whenever he ran low on cash. He’d insist that he always retain 51% of the company (and would dilute earlier partners’ equity to bring in the new person). You’re totally right that this puts too much power into one party’s hands (and does not a good partnership make).

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