Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
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September Gray Swan Portfolio
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At Watchdog Research we evaluate a company’s past to get an idea of its future. As part of our research, we assign every company a Gray Swan Event Factor. We have developed a statistical model that looks at the size, industry, and historical flags for each company to evaluate the probability that a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, and the likely impact of such an event on its stock price. These calculations are rolled into our Gray Swan Event Factor.
Executives Dumping Stock is a Bad Leading Indicator
Posted on
Red-Flag insider sales by executives nearly double the likelihood of a securities class action lawsuit.
Restating the (Financial) Facts: A Review of the Academic Literature on Restatements
Posted on
Restatements have become less common, but other methods of correcting prior periods have increased.
Cyber Incidents Continue to Rise
Posted on
Cybersecurity incidents experienced a lull in 2020, but are coming back with a vengeance in 2021.
Concern is Warranted: Warrants as Liabilities vs. Equities
Posted on
The SEC issued accounting guidelines that pumped the breaks on the white-hot SPAC market and caused many SPACs restate their financials.
Why Are Companies Using 10-K/As to Disclose Bad News in 2021?
Posted on
SPACs have been utilizing amended annual reports, 10-K/As, to break bad news in 2021.
Unsafe to Mislead
Posted on
Legal liability for those involved in SPACs may be higher than in conventional IPOs because of potential conflicts of interest.
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- China
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- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.
Articles
Articles
September Gray Swan Portfolio
Posted on
At Watchdog Research we evaluate a company’s past to get an idea of its future. As part of our research, we assign every company a Gray Swan Event Factor. We have developed a statistical model that looks at the size, industry, and historical flags for each company to evaluate the probability that a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, and the likely impact of such an event on its stock price. These calculations are rolled into our Gray Swan Event Factor.
Executives Dumping Stock is a Bad Leading Indicator
Posted on
Red-Flag insider sales by executives nearly double the likelihood of a securities class action lawsuit.
Restating the (Financial) Facts: A Review of the Academic Literature on Restatements
Posted on
Restatements have become less common, but other methods of correcting prior periods have increased.
Cyber Incidents Continue to Rise
Posted on
Cybersecurity incidents experienced a lull in 2020, but are coming back with a vengeance in 2021.
Concern is Warranted: Warrants as Liabilities vs. Equities
Posted on
The SEC issued accounting guidelines that pumped the breaks on the white-hot SPAC market and caused many SPACs restate their financials.
Why Are Companies Using 10-K/As to Disclose Bad News in 2021?
Posted on
SPACs have been utilizing amended annual reports, 10-K/As, to break bad news in 2021.
Unsafe to Mislead
Posted on
Legal liability for those involved in SPACs may be higher than in conventional IPOs because of potential conflicts of interest.
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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- December 2017
Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.
Articles
Articles
September Gray Swan Portfolio
Posted on
At Watchdog Research we evaluate a company’s past to get an idea of its future. As part of our research, we assign every company a Gray Swan Event Factor. We have developed a statistical model that looks at the size, industry, and historical flags for each company to evaluate the probability that a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, and the likely impact of such an event on its stock price. These calculations are rolled into our Gray Swan Event Factor.
Executives Dumping Stock is a Bad Leading Indicator
Posted on
Red-Flag insider sales by executives nearly double the likelihood of a securities class action lawsuit.
Restating the (Financial) Facts: A Review of the Academic Literature on Restatements
Posted on
Restatements have become less common, but other methods of correcting prior periods have increased.
Cyber Incidents Continue to Rise
Posted on
Cybersecurity incidents experienced a lull in 2020, but are coming back with a vengeance in 2021.
Concern is Warranted: Warrants as Liabilities vs. Equities
Posted on
The SEC issued accounting guidelines that pumped the breaks on the white-hot SPAC market and caused many SPACs restate their financials.
Why Are Companies Using 10-K/As to Disclose Bad News in 2021?
Posted on
SPACs have been utilizing amended annual reports, 10-K/As, to break bad news in 2021.
Unsafe to Mislead
Posted on
Legal liability for those involved in SPACs may be higher than in conventional IPOs because of potential conflicts of interest.
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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- September 2021
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- November 2018
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- January 2018
- December 2017
Watchdog Transparency Blog
Watchdog Transparency Blog
In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.
Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.
Articles
Articles
September Gray Swan Portfolio
Posted on
At Watchdog Research we evaluate a company’s past to get an idea of its future. As part of our research, we assign every company a Gray Swan Event Factor. We have developed a statistical model that looks at the size, industry, and historical flags for each company to evaluate the probability that a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, and the likely impact of such an event on its stock price. These calculations are rolled into our Gray Swan Event Factor.
Executives Dumping Stock is a Bad Leading Indicator
Posted on
Red-Flag insider sales by executives nearly double the likelihood of a securities class action lawsuit.
Restating the (Financial) Facts: A Review of the Academic Literature on Restatements
Posted on
Restatements have become less common, but other methods of correcting prior periods have increased.
Cyber Incidents Continue to Rise
Posted on
Cybersecurity incidents experienced a lull in 2020, but are coming back with a vengeance in 2021.
Concern is Warranted: Warrants as Liabilities vs. Equities
Posted on
The SEC issued accounting guidelines that pumped the breaks on the white-hot SPAC market and caused many SPACs restate their financials.
Why Are Companies Using 10-K/As to Disclose Bad News in 2021?
Posted on
SPACs have been utilizing amended annual reports, 10-K/As, to break bad news in 2021.
Unsafe to Mislead
Posted on
Legal liability for those involved in SPACs may be higher than in conventional IPOs because of potential conflicts of interest.
CATEGORIES
- Featured
- Red flags
- Watchdog context
- Leading indicators
- Non-audit fees
- Red flag
- Cams
- Investigations
- Cfo change
- Coronavirus
- Black swan event
- Gray swan event
- Coronavirus
- Mergers
- Risk
- China
- Fraud
- Gray swan event factor
- Independent research
- Litigation
- Revenue recognition
- Legislation
- Auditor opinions
- Corporate governance
- Insider trading
- Watchdog spotlight
- Sec
- Sec comment letters
- City-swapping
- Industry trends
- Litigation risk
- Cybersecurity
- Guest blog
- Ceo turnover
- Spacs
- Online brokers
- Etfs
- Securities litigation
- Restatements
- Impact analysis
- Foreign companies
- Internal controls
- Gray swan portfolio
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- September 2021
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