As an independent investment advisor with a background that includes previously having been a CPA and Chief Financial officer with extensive audit, tax and operational experience, it is particularly easy for me to provide substantive comments on political candidates financial disclosures, including investments and tax returns. This work has been featured in leading publications including … Continue reading Ted Cruz Personal Financial Disclosure Missing from Federal Website
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by Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times Bill Parish, a registered investment adviser at Parish & Company in Portland, Ore., is a big fan of Intel and owns its shares for his clients. In an interview, he characterized Intel’s retirement plan as “great” but said it would be even better if it jettisoned the hedge … Continue reading Intel Lawsuit Questions Place of Hedge Funds in Retirement Plans
By Gretchen Morgenson - November 20, 2015 "We push the boundaries." That's how Intel Corporation, the respect Silicon Valley computing giant, describes its role as an innovator and creator of value for shareholders, customers and society. The case against Intel has a different twist. At its heart is this question: Should hedge funds, private equity … Continue reading The New York Times – Intel Lawsuit Questions Place of Hedge Funds in Retirement Plans
Warren Buffett has announced his largest buyout in history, the $38 billion takeover of Portland, Oregon based Precision Castparts. This is almost twice the size of the Heinz takeover, one of his largest prior takeovers. Heinz and other Buffett enterprises, including Burlington Northern and Pacific Power, are having a strong negative impact on the Oregon … Continue reading SEC Chair White Has Conflict Regarding Buffett’s $38 billion takeover of Precision Castparts
Disclosure and Media Development Background: Parish & Company maintains no speculative investments in the health care companies discussed and does not collaborate with any private equity or hedge funds. It's goal is to identify high quality health care opportunities suitable for long term oriented investment. This effort includes providing high quality news material to leading … Continue reading Private Equity and Hedge Funds Employ Enron’s Tricks to Manipulate Health Care Grid
Today Oregon PERS approved a $400 million investment in Stonepeak, a firm that invests in "infrastructure projects." In his presentation Stonepeak's managing director Michael Dorrell noted their strategy is to invest in "essential infrastructure assets with an economic monopoly, much like an airport." This includes water, power plants, transportation and telecom with a focus "outside … Continue reading Oregon PERS Approves $400 Million Investment in Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund
Disclosure: Parish & Company maintains no ties to any of the Presidential candidates. The purpose of this post is to summarize the major candidates tax returns and related financial disclosures. Given that both the Clinton and Bush campaigns have issued reports using the Scribd service, which prohibits printing the entire documents, as a public service, … Continue reading Clinton, Bush and Fiorina Tax Return Reviews
It is surprising how much discussion surrounds Hillary Clinton's emails after Edward Snowden clearly revealed that more than 1 million people have top level security clearance, many of whom are contractors with no government oversight. Whether there are 2 or 20 top secret emails on her server may be irrelevant. There is also a certain irony that … Continue reading Clinton Tax Returns Focus Email Controversy – a Y2k Moment?
In late 2014 the tax exempt Oregon Historical Society sold the Sovereign Apartment building, after owning it more than 30 years. The Society maintains an outstanding board of directors and this was clearly a difficult decision. As part of the sale the society negotiated a long-term lease for itself yet its 44 tenants were last … Continue reading Sovereign Apartment Forced Eviction Highlights Tax Inequity
By Mark Maremont, The Wall Street Journal In a blog posting, Bill Parish, a Portland, Ore., investment adviser, called Mr. Bush’s pension plan “aggressive,” in part because the defined-benefit plan assumes a retirement age of 62. That allowed Mr. Bush, who turned 62 in February, to shelter more money more quickly than if the plan … Continue reading Jeb Bush’s Pension Cut His Taxes