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[18 Apr 2007 | Comments | ]
BCE Deal: Buyers And Sellers, But Who Is The Sucker?

If you haven’t heard, let me catch you up by saying that Bell Canada (BCE) recently announced that it is in leveraged buy-out talks with a consortium of Pension Plans (including Ontario Teachers Pension Plan) and private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). The stock price has been pushed up amidst the frenzy created by BCE’s senior management.
I couldn’t express my feelings on this any better than Mark Evans. Mark has been writing about the telecom industry for years. He lays out very nicely talkiing points that mirror …

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[10 Apr 2007 | Comments | ]
Stephen Colbert Creates His Own 401K!

Nation, if you’re like me, everyone’s crazed about tax season. I haven’t file my taxes yet, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t done my taxes. There’s a difference! More on that next time..
But why is it a “season”? Why worry about it only this time of the year? Shouldn’t we treat it with an around-the-year preparation attitude? I guess one person simply can’t change the mass hysteria around this topic. But one man is doing his best to help you out — Stephen Colbert. He has the funniest solution to …