Investing is hot. Indexes all over the world have hit or are close to all-time highs.
Personal finance is no longer complete without a stock portfolio.
Old and new media have jumped at the opportunity to satisfy the need for the latest information about all things financial. They not only want profits, they demand them. Shareholder value' has become one of the key words in Philips' strategy, and that of many other companies as well. Seeing shareholders as the owners of a corporation is commonly referred to as the 'Anglo-Saxon' model. In the U.S. and the U.K., the emphasis has been historically on the interests of shareholders.