Holdings Quotes


Your long-term holdings you leave alone, but your shorter-term ones you may want to move. - Jeffrey Hirsch



With this news, our government appears to have shaken investor confidence in it and financial markets in addition to dividend-paying investments. We see early evidence of damage to the value of holdings for existing and potential trust investors. Although not yet widespread in its effect, this change has had direct deleterious impact on individuals like you and me. - Leslie Hayman



With revenue growth slowing, Ballmer has tried to squeeze more down to the bottom line to make the company more appealing to investors... Even the cuts that seem trivial have dampened morale. Just whisper the word 'towels' to any Microsoft employee, and eyes roll. Last year, Microsoft stopped providing a towel service for workers who used company locker rooms after bike rides or workouts. Employees who helped the company build its huge cash stockpile were furious. And don't even mention stock options. Employees long counted on them to bolster their salaries. Microsoft minted thousands of employee millionaires as the stock climbed 61,000% from its 1986 public offering to its peak in 2001. Now shares are trading exactly were they were seven years ago. Microsoft has doubled its payroll in that time, adding more than 30,000 new employees, not including attrition. That means more than half of Microsoft's employees have received virtually no benefit from their stock holdings. - Jay Greene



With a planned IPO of BlueLight.com next year ... we are excited about the potential value of our holdings and the positive impact it will have on Kmart's value. - Floyd Hall



Whilst we do not foresee any major reduction in fuel prices in the medium term, at present the company, and the industry in general, appears to be coping satisfactorily with the exposure to a high fuel cost environment. - Toll Holdings



What's significant in these figures is the stock holdings have increased substantially and the bond position is down. We continue to see evidence that Bob Stansky is reshaping his portfolio by purchasing blue chip companies with outstanding growth characteristics. He is using existing cash reserves, proceeds from bond sales and revitalized inflows. - Don Dion



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