Archive for December, 1995

Big Air; Initial Public Offerings in the US

Sunday, December 31st, 1995

Open on the table next to me I have the preliminary and actual prospectus for, respectively, Morrow and Ride Snowboards initial public offerings. As of December 13th, 1995, my broker assures me, Morrow is not public yet.  Ride’s prospectus is dated May 6, 1994 and those of you who bought their stock at the time of the offering are patting yourselves on the back. Those of you who didn’t, aren’t. Ride’s prospectus More…

SIA Member Services; Run Your Business Better: No Charge

Sunday, December 17th, 1995

I think the first time I heard about SIA it was when somebody asked me to write a check for membership. “What are we going to get out of this membership?” I asked. “We have to be a member to go to the show,” was the less than enthusiastic endorsement. So I signed the check. Turns out there’s more to it than that. SIA offers its members no charge services that, if utilized correctly, More…