Comments on: Dual Class Shares Suck

By: The case against dual class shares (again)

The case against dual class shares (again) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:59 +0000

[...] the founding families or insiders. Dual class shares are generally panned by the blogsphere since dual class shares tend to perform worse than their peers, controlling shareholders tend to run roughshod over the minority shareholders and, as we are [...]

By: David

David — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:17:19 +0000

what are some other high-profile companies who use this dual-class system? I know of News Corp, Dow Jones, Washington Post, and Comcast. Obviously all media corporations but any others you can think of?

By: ThickenMyWallet

ThickenMyWallet — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:14:09 +0000

Rob- There are always exceptions to the rule (Google being the most notable one aside from Berkshire Hathaway). Shaw has a dual share ownership but what happens after Shaw retires and control of the company is handed down?

By: Rob Madrid

Rob Madrid — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:44:24 +0000

What about Shaw Communications? I believe they are a dual share ownership as well but if I’m correct they have a strong history of raising dividends.

By: Financial Jungle - » Dual-Class Shares Unloved But Don’t Write Them Off Too Quickly

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:45:25 +0000

[...] The Dividend Guy followed up with “Dual-class shares suck“: From a statistical perspective, it would be better to hold the single-class stock in the [...]