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The problem with that is just that the best interest of the shareholders is making as much money as possible in the short term, while the best interest of the c
by rob74 4y ago
The problem with that is just that the best interest of the shareholders is making as much money as possible in the short term, while the best interest of the company is being able to survive long term, which it won't be if all profits are siphoned off by the shareholders rather than being invested in stuff like R&D...
- BurningFrog 4y agoAs a shareholder myself, I'm much more interested in long term money.
- zuminator 4y agoShareholders may be interested in other things beside making money. For example, a shareholder in Hain Celestial might be interested in ensuring that healthy organic food is available in as many retail locations as possible. Or a Fox Corp. investor might feel their best interests are in countering the dominance of leftist dogma in the media.
- ahtihn 4y agoAren't most shareholders long-term investors? I personally want as much return as possible over a 20-30 year time span, I don't care about next quarter.