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Swander Pace Invests in Canadian Frozen Entrée Maker

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The company was founded in 1989 by Steve and Lisa Parsons as The Pasta Mill , a maker of fresh pasta before transitioning to making frozen entrees in 2007, and today is led by CEO Chad Parsons , the son of the founders. “We Swander Pace is an active investor in the food manufacturing sector in both the Unites States and Canada.

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Aswath Damodaran on the Difference Between Pricing a Company and Valuing One, and More

The Motley Fool

It took accountants about 18 years and in 2007 or eight, they decided, finally, if you gave options or restricted stock to your employees, that had to be treated as an expense and lowered income. Market mistakes become bigger than active investors come in again. Let me take two examples. Stock based compensation.

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Top Funds' Activity in Q1 2023

Pension Pulse

Even those who are active investors reflect sentiment at depressed levels. Nasdaq 100 call option volume has hit its highest since 2014: But hold on. All this is all happening while people say they are downright miserable about the market. Since the top - each surge in new highs the Nasdaq has imploded.

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Meet the Under-the-Radar Stock That Outperformed Nvidia Over the Past Year, Thanks to a Whopping Gain of 142%

The Motley Fool

Speaking of transactions, Interactive saw a whopping 65% year-over-year increase in stock trading volume during the fourth quarter, and a 32% increase in options volume, which highlights how active investors are at the moment. Interactive's clients were holding $64.2 That's better than the 10.5%

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Author Lawrence McDonald Chats With "Motley Fool Money"

The Motley Fool

Jamie Dimon's letter this week from JP Morgan Chase also addressed that idea of how big those passive investors are and what that means for the market, what it means for things like proxy statements that all of these decisions are being made mostly automatically now versus active investors trading in and out of the market.

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IMCO's Bert Clark on The Challenge of Generating Net Value Add

Pension Pulse

The European bank index is still 70% below its 2007 pre-GFC peak. Investors need to understand their liquidity requirements and have reliable sources to meet demands, including during stressed markets. Focus on the main game 2024 was a tough year for active investors. But this is nothing new.