by Jonathan Foster | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster
Joining a board of directors can potentially be overwhelming for anyone who is not adequately prepared. Beyond being expected to help make key decisions in the oversight of strategy, capital structure and financial reporting, and management, board members play...
by Jonathan Foster | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster
Over the past few decades, the role of the board of directors has come under fire at various times due to corporate scandals ranging from Enron to WorldCom and tragedies such as the recent Boeing crashes. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was put into place to make...
by Jonathan Foster | May 28, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provided the Securities and Exchange Commission with the authority to prescribe the frequency and content of periodic financial reports. Quarterly reporting has been required for publicly traded companies in the United States since...
by Jonathan Foster | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster
Many occupations require licenses to prove competency, including accountants, investment professionals, physicians, private investigators and security guards. While licensees are not necessarily excellent at what they do, a license does guarantee that a licensee has...
by Jonathan Foster | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster
For most publicly traded companies, the Annual Report used to be a detailed document printed on high-quality paper with first-class graphics and photographs describing a company’s business and financial results. Today, it is often just a few pages attached to the Form...
