Research and Press Release Archive II

Note that the following list contains various reports aimed at forwarding key corporate governance initiatives during the period mid 1999 through 2003.

• 30 Nov 2005: Associated Press(KATU News):  City suggests PGE overcharged ratepayers
• 17 Oct 2005: Draft Press Release: Warren Buffett Dupes Intel with Ingenious Tax Scheme
• 10 Oct 2005: Summary References: Buffett/PacifiCorp and Texas Pacific/PGE
  
• 02 Aug 2005: Portland Tribune: Wal-Mart Buys Help in Utility Bid
• 17-July 2005: Oregonian: Risky Business, Warren Buffett, PacifiCorp and Wal-Mart
• 18-Feb 2005: Portland Tribune: No One Likes a Hollywood Ending
• 23-Jul  2003: PR Newswire: Student Loan and Public Pension Reforms Linked
• 14-Apr 2003: Detroit Free Press: Pensions Put Faith in Auto Parts Supplier
• 22-Feb 2003: PR Newsire: Oregon Public Employee Pension Reforms Proposed
• 16-Oct 2002: Smart Money Magazine: The Most Influential Man on Wall Street?
• 16-Jul 2002: The Portland Tribune: Data on School Custodian Layoffs Flawed
• 06-May 2002: The Oregonian: Silence is No Option, by Ted Sickinger
• 04-Apr 2002: Press Release: Letter to SEC Chairman Pitt on new HP/Compaq Merger Vote
• 26-Mar 2002: Northern Trust Research Director: Bill Parish Beats Wall St Journal By 4 Years
• 26-Feb 2002: The Portland Tribune:  Inside Story on Microsoft and Enron
• 25-Feb 2002: Les Echos in France:  Controverse sur Microsoft
• 14-Feb 2002: The Register in UK:  Senate Proposal Could Cost Microsoft Billions
• 22-Oct 2001:  USA Today: Stock Drop Hits Tech Rich States
• 19-Aug 2001: NY Times: Regulators Check New Economy's Books
• 19-Jun 2001: USA Today: There's Just No Accounting To Tech Earnings
• 13-Apr 2001: The Portland Tribune: Microsoft in cross hairs - CPA takes on Microsoft
• 26-Mar 2001: USA Today: Microsoft Loses $8.4B Speculating on Its Own Stock
• 22-Mar 2001: Press Release: Microsoft Scheme Costs Seattle Its Largest Employer, Boeing
• 02-Mar 2001: Bloomberg Markets, "Is Citigroup's Math Fuzzy?"
• 01-Mar 2001: Electronic Business Magazine, "A Piece of The Action"
• 21-Dec 2000: Philadelphia Citypaper, "Watered Stock Woes" at Citigroup
• 27-Nov 2000: Citigroup Watered Stock Impacts Microsoft, Cisco and New Economy
• 26-Oct 2000:  How the Pooling Merger Loophole Impacts Citigroup, Nation's Largest Bank
• 09-Oct 2000:  The Register in UK, "How Cisco Systems and Microsoft Avoid Tax"
• 09-Oct 2000:  SF Chronicle,"Tax Free Routers," Cisco Pays No Fed Income Tax
• 22-Sep 2000:  Cisco Systems Watered Stock Financial Pyramid Analysis
• 07-Sept 2000: Press Release: CPA's Tricks May Burst Market Bubble
• 31-July 2000:  Press Release: Cisco Kid Practicing Corporate Trickery
• 24-July 2000: Upside Today Examines Cisco SystemsWatered Stock Impact
• 22-Jun 2000:  Microsoft Impairs Federal Reserve and SEC Regulatory Efforts
• 19-Jun 2000:  Cisco Systems Watered Stock Captures Ralph Nader
• 13-Jun 2000: The New York Times Front Page Story "The Consequences of Corporate America's Growing Addiction to Stock Options" with comments from Parish & Company
• 05-Jun 2000:  Microsoft Financial Practices Influence Cisco Systems
• 15-May 2000:  Microsoft Probe Expanded To Dell Computer
• 01-May 2000:  Parish & Company Delivers Friend to the Court Brief in Anti-Trust Trial
• 18-Apr 2000:  Press Release, Microsoft Part III, Avoiding All Federal Income Tax
• 18-Apr 2000:  How Microsoft Pays No Federal Income Tax on Current Income
• 11-Apr 2000:  Press Release, Microsoft Part II, Impacting Pensions & The Stock Market
• 27-Mar 2000: Bild, Germany's Largest Paper, Publishes "Little Bill Takes on Big Bill"
• 19-Mar 2000:  Press Release, Microsoft Part I, "The Microsoft Illusion."
• 22-Feb-2000: Microsoft Financial Pyramid Summary Updated
• 20-Feb-2000: Fleet Street Letter "America's Most Popular Stock a Pyramid Scheme?"
• 16-Dec 1999: The Linux Show Interview Regarding Microsoft's Financial Pyramid
• 17-Aug 1999:  The Economist, Gates Favorite Finance Journal, Examines MSFT Scheme
• 10-Mar 1999: Willamette Week Exposes MSFT in Story Titled "Window Dressing"
• 04-Mar 1999: The Prestigious Tech Review Praises Review of MSFT's Financials
• 04-Oct 1998:  PR Newswire Updated Stock Option Impacts - Microsoft and Cisco System
• 28-Dec 1998:  Press Release: Client Letter Discussing Financial Pyramid Risks
• 05-Oct 1998: The Independent, Major UK Newspaper, Confirms Pyramid Claim
• 28-Sept 1998: SEC Chairman Levitt's Initiative To Improve Financial Reporting

• 18-Mar 2002: Press Release: Proposed HP Merger: Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Found Not Independent and along with Barclays plays key Role in Microsoft Pyramid Scheme
• 05-Mar 2002: Press Release: Analysis of Proposed Hewlett Packard Compaq Merger
• 12-Feb 2002: Press Release:  Opposing Milberg Weiss in Enron Class Action Status
• 24-Jan 2002: Press Release: Is "Enron" Unfolding at Weyerhaeuser?
• 24-Jan 2002: Press Release: Intel Receives Corporate Citizen Award
• 28-Nov2001: Press Release: Microsoft Circles of Influence and Enron's Collapse
• 06-Aug 2001: Press Release: Virtual Legal Discussion Initiated with Cisco Systems
• 06-Aug 2001: Press Release: Cisco Issues "Gag Order" Citing Trade Secrets Act.
• 25-Jun 2001: Press Release: Weyerhauser Financial Engineering Confronts Willamette Industries
• 01-Jun 2001: Press Release: Weyerhauser Falls Prey to Microsoft Pyramid Scheme
• 30-Apr 2001: Press Release: Microsoft Collapses AOL Part II - FTC Inquiry Requested
• 23-Apr  2001: Bus Wire: Milberg Weiss,Without Approval, Uses Parish Work In CSCO Lawsuit
• 16-Apr 2001: Press Release: Is Microsoft's Pyramid Collapsing AOL, Warning on AOL Bonds
• 28-Mar 2001: Press Release: Suria, Siracusano, Sagawa and Dudack Asked to Cite Sources
• 24-Oct 2000: Zacks Research Audio Interview: Citigroup's Financial Engineering
• 24-Oct 2000:  Zacks Research Audio Interview: Microsoft & Cisco's Financial Practices
• 23-Oct 2000:  Zacks Research Audio Interview:  Pooling and How It's Abused
• 20-Oct 2000:  Christian Science Monitor, Front Page Story-More Firms Find Tax Loopholes
• 15-Oct 2000:  Financial Services Industry Review Update
• 30-Jun-2000:  Expanding the Estate Tax Exemption Means More Jobs and a Stronger Economy
• 18-Jun-2000:  Exciting Growth Prospects In Medical Equipment
• 15-Jun-2000:  Semi-annual Mutual Fund Review
• 10-June 2000: News Media Companies Declining Prospects Due To Loss of Integrity
• 05-June-2000: Reviewing Investment Research From The Large Investment Houses
• 20-May 2000: Opportunities in Energy With a Focus on Natural Gas
• 05-May-2000: Successful Investing in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
• 19-Apr-2000:  Financial Services Industry Analysis: Banks, Brokers and Insurers
• 04-Apr 2000:  Telecommunications Update
• 22-Feb 2000:  Internet Based Transaction Processing Investment Opportunities
• 29-Nov 1999: Linux Community and Related Opportunities
• 27-Nov 1999: Fixed Wireless Communications Now Poised for Significant Growth
• 20-Nov 1999: Comprehensive Analysis of Sprint/MCI Merger
• 18-Nov 1999: US Treasuries Direct - Good For Balance
• 15-Nov 1999: Financial Services Industry Update - Post Banking De-Regulation
• 19-Oct 1999:  The Jeff Rense Radio Show Interview Examines MSFT Pyramid
• 15-Sep 1999:  Individual Stocks-More Important Than Ever
• 08-Sep 1999:  Why Dividends Matter Once More, Some Surprising Statistics
• 16-Jul 1999:  An Overview of Media Companies
• 02-June 1999: Sprint Recognized As Outstanding Global Corporate Citizen
• 25-Apr 1999:  Secure Storage Services Next Big Internet Growth Opportunity
• 06-Mar 1999:  Indexed Mutual Funds - The Good and The Bad
• 06-Mar 1999: Opportunities in Energy Deregulation, Focus on Natural Gas
• 01-Mar 1999: Comprehensive Review of Largest Mutual Funds
• 31-Jan 1999:  Opportunities in Infrastructure Development, Including Catepillar