For "compensation consultants, prostitution would be a step up," said Charlie Munger during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder conference. Hired by corporate boards of directors, these advisors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about executive compensation. So, why do compensation committees stick with these companies when there is pressure to ...

For anyone who wonders how compensation for CEOs reached today's stratospheric heights, consider the role of compensation consultants such as Hewitt, Mercer Human Resources, and Towers Perrin. These ...

NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), a premier independent executive compensation consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of Vivient Consulting, a ...

Over the past decade, there has been increasing regulatory and governance pressure on companies to assure that their directors are independent – that is, free of any affiliations that might lead to ...

Someone recently asked me about profit sharing, stock, and options as forms of compensation for consulting work. Here's how I responded: Warning! Warning! Danger, Will Robinson!" 
I get asked all of ...

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