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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The Impact of Restatements: The Bigger They Are…

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

There is nothing worse as an investor than when a company experiences a gray swan event like a financial restatement. Investors are rarely prepared for the bad news and have difficulty placing it into context; it is no wonder that for many investors the initial reaction to a financial restatement is a panicked sell-off.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Restatements Are Rare, But Can Pack a Punch

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Public companies are required to keep investors and the public well informed concerning their financial condition. People rely on this information and expect it to be accurate. Accordingly, a company must file a restatement if it determines that its previous financial disclosures were inaccurate, and that people should not rely on them.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Marcum in the Middle: China, the U.S., and the PCAOB

Posted on Oct 20, 2020

We reached out to Marcum LLP, Marcum BP, and the PCAOB for comment concerning this article and did not receive any responses. We will keep you apprised of any responses.

Posted in featured, China

SEC Comment Letters Shed More Light on Reverse Factoring

Posted on Sep 24, 2020

This post is published with permission of Olga Usvyatsky, a former VP of Research at Audit Analytics. She has a distinguished library of blogs and op-eds on accounting, buy-side research, and data analysis. Ms. Usvyatsky is currently enrolled as a PhD in Accounting student at Boston College, where she earned her MS in Accounting degree.

Posted in Guest Blog, featured

Cybersecurity Litigation Review

Posted on Sep 22, 2020

Cybersecurity has gone from a niche concern to a hot topic in the D&O insurance world. Tomorrow, on September 23rd, we will be attending (remotely of course) a webinar hosted by PLUS on how companies can strategically handle cybersecurity concerns. We are an independent research provider that uses an extensive database of public information to create easy-to-use reports for over 4,500 publicly traded companies. Since we track cybersecurity incidents and all material litigation for public companies, we thought we could use this as an opportunity to provide a little color to the important discussions concerning cybersecurity.

Posted in Cybersecurity, featured

Impact of Cyan: Comparing the Market Today to the Pharmaceuticals of Yesteryear

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

Watchdog Research provides an easy-to-use report for over 4,500 public companies based on 29 different categories of public disclosures. Our extensive database enables us to study larger trends affecting publicly traded companies.

Posted in featured, Litigation Risk

The Five Riskiest Industries for Securities Class Action Litigation

Posted on Sep 1, 2020

Our team analyzes public company disclosures for over 4,500 public companies and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report.Beyond creating company reports, our data can be used to analyze general trends and provide insight into many aspects the public company marketplace. Two members of our team, Joseph Burke PhD and Joseph Yarbrough, PhD, have analyzed our data to delve deeper into the risk that companies face from securities class action lawsuits and published their findings on Google Scholar.

Posted in featured, Industry Trends
Total articles: 108(page 7 of 16 with 7 articles)
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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.

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Articles

Articles

The Impact of Restatements: The Bigger They Are…

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

There is nothing worse as an investor than when a company experiences a gray swan event like a financial restatement. Investors are rarely prepared for the bad news and have difficulty placing it into context; it is no wonder that for many investors the initial reaction to a financial restatement is a panicked sell-off.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Restatements Are Rare, But Can Pack a Punch

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Public companies are required to keep investors and the public well informed concerning their financial condition. People rely on this information and expect it to be accurate. Accordingly, a company must file a restatement if it determines that its previous financial disclosures were inaccurate, and that people should not rely on them.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Marcum in the Middle: China, the U.S., and the PCAOB

Posted on Oct 20, 2020

We reached out to Marcum LLP, Marcum BP, and the PCAOB for comment concerning this article and did not receive any responses. We will keep you apprised of any responses.

Posted in featured, China

SEC Comment Letters Shed More Light on Reverse Factoring

Posted on Sep 24, 2020

This post is published with permission of Olga Usvyatsky, a former VP of Research at Audit Analytics. She has a distinguished library of blogs and op-eds on accounting, buy-side research, and data analysis. Ms. Usvyatsky is currently enrolled as a PhD in Accounting student at Boston College, where she earned her MS in Accounting degree.

Posted in Guest Blog, featured

Cybersecurity Litigation Review

Posted on Sep 22, 2020

Cybersecurity has gone from a niche concern to a hot topic in the D&O insurance world. Tomorrow, on September 23rd, we will be attending (remotely of course) a webinar hosted by PLUS on how companies can strategically handle cybersecurity concerns. We are an independent research provider that uses an extensive database of public information to create easy-to-use reports for over 4,500 publicly traded companies. Since we track cybersecurity incidents and all material litigation for public companies, we thought we could use this as an opportunity to provide a little color to the important discussions concerning cybersecurity.

Posted in Cybersecurity, featured

Impact of Cyan: Comparing the Market Today to the Pharmaceuticals of Yesteryear

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

Watchdog Research provides an easy-to-use report for over 4,500 public companies based on 29 different categories of public disclosures. Our extensive database enables us to study larger trends affecting publicly traded companies.

Posted in featured, Litigation Risk

The Five Riskiest Industries for Securities Class Action Litigation

Posted on Sep 1, 2020

Our team analyzes public company disclosures for over 4,500 public companies and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report.Beyond creating company reports, our data can be used to analyze general trends and provide insight into many aspects the public company marketplace. Two members of our team, Joseph Burke PhD and Joseph Yarbrough, PhD, have analyzed our data to delve deeper into the risk that companies face from securities class action lawsuits and published their findings on Google Scholar.

Posted in featured, Industry Trends
Total articles: 108(page 7 of 16 with 7 articles)
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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

The Impact of Restatements: The Bigger They Are…

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

There is nothing worse as an investor than when a company experiences a gray swan event like a financial restatement. Investors are rarely prepared for the bad news and have difficulty placing it into context; it is no wonder that for many investors the initial reaction to a financial restatement is a panicked sell-off.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Restatements Are Rare, But Can Pack a Punch

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Public companies are required to keep investors and the public well informed concerning their financial condition. People rely on this information and expect it to be accurate. Accordingly, a company must file a restatement if it determines that its previous financial disclosures were inaccurate, and that people should not rely on them.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Marcum in the Middle: China, the U.S., and the PCAOB

Posted on Oct 20, 2020

We reached out to Marcum LLP, Marcum BP, and the PCAOB for comment concerning this article and did not receive any responses. We will keep you apprised of any responses.

Posted in featured, China

SEC Comment Letters Shed More Light on Reverse Factoring

Posted on Sep 24, 2020

This post is published with permission of Olga Usvyatsky, a former VP of Research at Audit Analytics. She has a distinguished library of blogs and op-eds on accounting, buy-side research, and data analysis. Ms. Usvyatsky is currently enrolled as a PhD in Accounting student at Boston College, where she earned her MS in Accounting degree.

Posted in Guest Blog, featured

Cybersecurity Litigation Review

Posted on Sep 22, 2020

Cybersecurity has gone from a niche concern to a hot topic in the D&O insurance world. Tomorrow, on September 23rd, we will be attending (remotely of course) a webinar hosted by PLUS on how companies can strategically handle cybersecurity concerns. We are an independent research provider that uses an extensive database of public information to create easy-to-use reports for over 4,500 publicly traded companies. Since we track cybersecurity incidents and all material litigation for public companies, we thought we could use this as an opportunity to provide a little color to the important discussions concerning cybersecurity.

Posted in Cybersecurity, featured

Impact of Cyan: Comparing the Market Today to the Pharmaceuticals of Yesteryear

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

Watchdog Research provides an easy-to-use report for over 4,500 public companies based on 29 different categories of public disclosures. Our extensive database enables us to study larger trends affecting publicly traded companies.

Posted in featured, Litigation Risk

The Five Riskiest Industries for Securities Class Action Litigation

Posted on Sep 1, 2020

Our team analyzes public company disclosures for over 4,500 public companies and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report.Beyond creating company reports, our data can be used to analyze general trends and provide insight into many aspects the public company marketplace. Two members of our team, Joseph Burke PhD and Joseph Yarbrough, PhD, have analyzed our data to delve deeper into the risk that companies face from securities class action lawsuits and published their findings on Google Scholar.

Posted in featured, Industry Trends
Total articles: 108(page 7 of 16 with 7 articles)
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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

The Impact of Restatements: The Bigger They Are…

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

There is nothing worse as an investor than when a company experiences a gray swan event like a financial restatement. Investors are rarely prepared for the bad news and have difficulty placing it into context; it is no wonder that for many investors the initial reaction to a financial restatement is a panicked sell-off.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Restatements Are Rare, But Can Pack a Punch

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Public companies are required to keep investors and the public well informed concerning their financial condition. People rely on this information and expect it to be accurate. Accordingly, a company must file a restatement if it determines that its previous financial disclosures were inaccurate, and that people should not rely on them.

Posted in Independent Research, featured

Marcum in the Middle: China, the U.S., and the PCAOB

Posted on Oct 20, 2020

We reached out to Marcum LLP, Marcum BP, and the PCAOB for comment concerning this article and did not receive any responses. We will keep you apprised of any responses.

Posted in featured, China

SEC Comment Letters Shed More Light on Reverse Factoring

Posted on Sep 24, 2020

This post is published with permission of Olga Usvyatsky, a former VP of Research at Audit Analytics. She has a distinguished library of blogs and op-eds on accounting, buy-side research, and data analysis. Ms. Usvyatsky is currently enrolled as a PhD in Accounting student at Boston College, where she earned her MS in Accounting degree.

Posted in Guest Blog, featured

Cybersecurity Litigation Review

Posted on Sep 22, 2020

Cybersecurity has gone from a niche concern to a hot topic in the D&O insurance world. Tomorrow, on September 23rd, we will be attending (remotely of course) a webinar hosted by PLUS on how companies can strategically handle cybersecurity concerns. We are an independent research provider that uses an extensive database of public information to create easy-to-use reports for over 4,500 publicly traded companies. Since we track cybersecurity incidents and all material litigation for public companies, we thought we could use this as an opportunity to provide a little color to the important discussions concerning cybersecurity.

Posted in Cybersecurity, featured

Impact of Cyan: Comparing the Market Today to the Pharmaceuticals of Yesteryear

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

Watchdog Research provides an easy-to-use report for over 4,500 public companies based on 29 different categories of public disclosures. Our extensive database enables us to study larger trends affecting publicly traded companies.

Posted in featured, Litigation Risk

The Five Riskiest Industries for Securities Class Action Litigation

Posted on Sep 1, 2020

Our team analyzes public company disclosures for over 4,500 public companies and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report.Beyond creating company reports, our data can be used to analyze general trends and provide insight into many aspects the public company marketplace. Two members of our team, Joseph Burke PhD and Joseph Yarbrough, PhD, have analyzed our data to delve deeper into the risk that companies face from securities class action lawsuits and published their findings on Google Scholar.

Posted in featured, Industry Trends
Total articles: 108(page 7 of 16 with 7 articles)
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