Here is an article based on our research on CFO turnover over the past decade. Full research paper is available on request blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/cfo-turn…

I can not say how proud I am of my mom and what she's done in the last year with Visitation House. Check out how they are changing the world! Watch “Visitation House” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/545201386?ref=…

In my latest piece for Watchdog Research I look at how non-audit fees are negatively correlated with securities class action litigation. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/auditors…

My latest for Watchdog Research. I take a look at non-audit fee spikes. The graph is for Motorola $MSI, which had the largest spike (percentagewise) of any public company over the last 5 years. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/do-not-i…

Our latest article by John Cheffers on Audit Fees. These increases do not always mean something is amiss, but they do always merit close attention. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/watch-ou…

My latest. Mergers are leading indicators for litigation. The market has a short term memory, but the problems created around mergers can last for months, or (more likely) years. linkedin.com/pulse/big-merg…

Our research by John Cheffers was featured on the D&O Diary today. The post looks at the likelihood of SCA suit by company size. Probability of suit goes up with size, but resilience is inversely proportional to size. dandodiary.com/2021/06/articl…

In her first post for Watchdog, Elise Rose looks at SPACs and the conflicts of interest for their sponsors. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/sizzle-a…

Looking forward to @retheauditors take on this.

Elise Rose has contributed another article on SPACs on how the Sponsor's matchmaking can be self-interested. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/matchmak…

Our blog with Watchdog Research discussed some of the comment letters: blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/sec-comm…

Thanks to Elise Rose for another article on SPACs. . These investment vehicles have serious structural problems that make them poor investments. The returns prove it. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/slouchin…

In this article we look at SPAC liability issues, and how SPACs may incur a greater risk of liability than a traditional IPO blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/unsafe-t…

Elise Rose has contributed another piece on SPACs. This time she takes a look on the SEC's new guidance on warrants. This technical accounting issue has slammed the brakes on SPACs, one of the hottest trends in finance. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/concern-…

Take a look at our research on cybersecurity incidents that was featured on the D&O Diary today. After a lull in 2020, they are back with a vengeance for 2021. dandodiary.com/2021/08/articl…

Elise Rose has contributed an interesting piece on restatements where she reviews the academic literature on the subject. Chock full of interesting academic papers. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/restatin…

My most recent article for Watchdog Research on red-flag insider sales. Correlation with SCAs grows stronger over time, indicating executives make big trades well in advance of negative events that lead to lawsuits. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/executiv…

Our most recent piece is on how red-flag insider sales nearly double the probability of a SCA lawsuit the following year. The correlation is weaker the year of the trade, but much stronger the year after. blog.watchdogresearch.com/posts/executiv…